Boron tribromide → 9a-BUTYL-7-HYDROXY-8-METHYL-1,2,9,9a-TETRAHYDRO-3H-FLUOREN-3-ONE

HRID 7849

Reaction equation

HRID 7849 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:5]12[CH2:17][CH2:16][C:15](=[O:18])[CH:14]=[C:13]1[C:12]1[C:7](=[C:8]([CH3:21])[C:9]([O:19]C)=[CH:10][CH:11]=1)[CH2:6]2)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4].B(Br)(Br)Br>C(Cl)Cl>[CH2:1]([C:5]12[CH2:17][CH2:16][C:15](=[O:18])[CH:14]=[C:13]1[C:12]1[C:7](=[C:8]([CH3:21])[C:9]([OH:19])=[CH:10][CH:11]=1)[CH2:6]2)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4]

Participants

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Procedure

A solution of 9a-butyl-7-methoxy-8-methyl-1,2,9,9a-tetrahydro-3H-fluoren-3-one (28.4 mg, 0.1 mmol) in anhydrous CH2Cl2 (1.7 mL) was stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere and cooled in a dry ice-acetone bath while 1M BBr3 in CH2Cl2 (0.30 mL, 0.3 mmol) was added dropwise by syringe. The cooling bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc (8 mL), water (3 mL) and 1N HCL (1 mL) and shaken vigorously. The EtOAc layer was separated, washed with water (3 mL), 1M pH 3 phosphate (3 mL) and brine (3 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated under vacuum to give an ochre solid (26.8 mg). The crude product was suspended in CDCl3 (1 mL) and filtered. The solid portion was dried under vacuum to afford 9a-butyl-7-hydroxy-8-methyl-1,2,9,9a-3H-tetrahydro-fluoren-3-one as an olive colored powder.

Workup

  1. additionwas added dropwise by syringe
  2. customThe cooling bath was removed
  3. additionThe mixture was diluted with EtOAc (8 mL), water (3 mL) and 1N HCL (1 mL)
  4. stirringshaken vigorously
  5. customThe EtOAc layer was separated
  6. washwashed with water (3 mL), 1M pH 3 phosphate (3 mL) and brine (3 mL)
  7. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
  8. filtrationfiltered
  9. customevaporated under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a3003665ff944b9aba117505583cfbac
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_08
Patent number
US07087599B2

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