4-Chloro-2-nitrophenol → 2,6-Bis(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzyl)-4-chlorophenol

HRID 894227

Reaction equation

HRID 894227 reaction equation
Cl[CH2:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[C:7]([Cl:9])[CH:6]=[C:5]([CH2:10]Cl)[C:4]=1[OH:12].[Cl:13][C:14]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]([OH:20])=[C:16]([N+:21]([O-:23])=[O:22])[CH:15]=1>[Cl-].[Zn+2].[Cl-]>[Cl:13][C:14]1[CH:15]=[C:16]([N+:21]([O-:23])=[O:22])[C:17]([OH:20])=[C:18]([CH:19]=1)[CH2:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[C:7]([Cl:9])[CH:6]=[C:5]([CH2:10][C:18]2[CH:19]=[C:14]([Cl:13])[CH:15]=[C:16]([N+:21]([O-:23])=[O:22])[C:17]=2[OH:20])[C:4]=1[OH:12]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 69804-Chloro-2-nitrophenolHCID 2411974-Chloro-2,6-bis(chloromethyl)phenol

Product 1

HCID 130642142,6-Bis(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzyl)-4-chlorophenolYield 18.8%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 3007855ZincchlorideCatalyst

Procedure

Zinc chloride (2 g) was added in small portions over 75 min to a melt of 2,6-bis(chloromethyl)-4-chlorophenol (1.2 g) and 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol (3 g) at a temperature of 120°. The mixture was stirred at this temperature for approximately 1 hr. The black product was extracted several times with acetone and the extract filtered to remove black inorganic material. The acetone was removed by distillation under reduced pressure and the residue chromatographed on silica gel. Elution with hexane containing 3% ethyl acetate gave unreacted 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol and elution with hexane containing 20% ethyl acetate gave the title compound (0.5 g) which was recrystallised from aqueous ethanol; m.p. 200°.

Workup

  1. extractionThe black product was extracted several times with acetone
  2. filtrationthe extract filtered
  3. customto remove black inorganic material
  4. customThe acetone was removed by distillation under reduced pressure
  5. customthe residue chromatographed on silica gel
  6. washElution with hexane containing 3% ethyl acetate
  7. customgave unreacted
  8. wash4-chloro-2-nitrophenol and elution with hexane containing 20% ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-281e04f5322b4fdb92f1fec382e91f1e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_08
Patent number
US04282390

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