Epichlorohydrin → 7-(2,3-Epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchroman

HRID 838895

Reaction equation

HRID 838895 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]2[C:5]([CH:6]([C:14]3[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=3)[CH2:7][C:8]([CH3:13])([CH3:12])[O:9]2)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[CH2:26]([CH:28]1[O:30][CH2:29]1)Cl>CC(C)=O>[O:30]1[CH2:29][CH:28]1[CH2:26][O:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]2[C:5]([CH:6]([C:14]3[CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=3)[CH2:7][C:8]([CH3:13])([CH3:12])[O:9]2)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7835EpichlorohydrinHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 205705312,2-Dimethyl-7-hydroxy-4-phenylchroman

Product 1

HCID 233307567-(2,3-Epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchromanYield 95%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 7-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchroman (11.8g, .046 mole), anhydrous potassium carbonate (11.7g, 0.093 mole), epichlorohydrin (50ml) and dry acetone (50ml) was stirred and boiled under reflux for 6 hours, then cooled and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo and the residual brown oil dissolved in ether, washed with water and dried (magnesium sulphate). Removal of the solvent gave 7-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchroman as a pale brown solid (13.56g, 95%), m.p. 82°-85°, after crystallization from ethanol.

Workup

  1. temperatureunder reflux for 6 hours
  2. temperaturecooled
  3. filtrationfiltered
  4. customThe filtrate was evaporated in vacuo
  5. dissolutionthe residual brown oil dissolved in ether
  6. washwashed with water
  7. dry with materialdried (magnesium sulphate)
  8. customRemoval of the solvent

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-635f87242d28449a9321f53824cbd9d3
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_06
Patent number
US04093631

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