Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid

In 30 mL of ethyl acetate was suspended 10 g of the compound (1a) in a stream of argon, to which 6.2 mL of TiCl4 was then added dropwise at 10 to 15° C. under cooling with ice. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux, and stirred for 5 hours. This reaction mixture was cooled, to which 4.9 g of 35% hydrochloric acid was then added dropwise at 24° C. before adding 30 mL of water, followed by heat stirring at 55° C. for one hour. The precipitated crystal was collected by filtration and washed with water to provide 12.45 g of compound (2a) in the form of a wet crystal. The moiety (6.23 g) of the resultant wet crystal was suspended in 15 mL of water, to which 3.52 g of a 25% (w/w) sodium hydroxide aqueous solution was then added dropwise at 18° C., followed by heat stirring at 60° C. for one hour. To the reaction mixture was added 20 mL of ethyl acetate, which was then subjected to liquid-separating operation, followed by dropwise adding 2.19 g of 35% hydrochloric acid to the separated aqueous layer. The precipitated crystal was collected by filtration and washed with water. The resultant crystal was dried under reduced pressure at 60° C. to provide 4.13 g of compound (2a) at a yield of 88%.

1. temperatureunder cooling with ice
2. temperatureThe reaction mixture was heated
3. temperatureto reflux
4. additionwas then added dropwise at 24° C.
5. temperatureby heat
6. stirringstirring at 55° C. for one hour
7. filtrationThe precipitated crystal was collected by filtration
8. washwashed with water

ORD record

ord-2261fa87fe5c4b98ad56f3a98fb76717

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2014_09

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08841461B2