Dibenzylidene acetone → 1,5-Diphenylpentan-3-one

HRID 77680

Reaction equation

HRID 77680 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9](=[O:18])[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1>[Pd].C(OCC)(=O)C>[C:12]1([CH2:11][CH2:10][C:9](=[O:18])[CH2:8][CH2:7][C:1]2[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=2)[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 95417Dibenzylidene acetone

Product 1

HCID 214961,5-Diphenylpentan-3-oneYield 80%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 23938PalladiumCatalystHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

1,5-Diphenyl-1,4-pentadien-3-one (20b, 1.00 g, 4.3 mmol) and palladium on activated carbon (0.25 g, 5%) were combined in ethyl acetate (50 ml). The mixture was placed under a hydrogen atmosphere (60 psi) on a Parr apparatus for 2 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture was filtered through celite and the solvent evaporated to afford an oil. The crude oil was chromatographed on silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane to give 0.82 g (80%) of a clear oil; 1H NMR: δ 2.76 (t, 4H, J=7.6 Hz), 2.97 (t, 4H, J=7.4 Hz), 7.30 (m, 10H); 13C NMR: δ 29.6, 44.2, 125.8, 128.0, 128.2, 140.7, 208.4.

Workup

  1. customfor 2 hr
  2. customat room temperature
  3. filtrationThe resulting mixture was filtered through celite
  4. customthe solvent evaporated
  5. customto afford an oil
  6. customThe crude oil was chromatographed on silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-21815f73184541f1954e950151f159ed
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_09
Patent number
US08841326B2

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