Formaldehyde → Bis(3-phenyl-2-indenyl)methane

HRID 985782

Reaction equation

[C:1]1([CH:7]2[C:15]3[C:10](=[CH:11][CH:12]=[CH:13][CH:14]=3)[CH:9]=[CH:8]2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.C=O.[C:18]1([CH3:28])[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21](S(O)(=O)=O)=[CH:20][CH:19]=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[C:1]1([C:7]2[C:15]3[C:10](=[CH:11][CH:12]=[CH:13][CH:14]=3)[CH2:9][C:8]=2[CH2:9][C:8]2[CH2:28][C:18]3[C:23]([C:7]=2[C:1]2[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=2)=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=3)[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 80 °C

Procedure

In a 500 mL flask equipped with magnetic stirring bar were introduced 4.46 g (0.023 moles) of 1-phenyl-indene, 0.35 g (0.0117 moles) of formalin and 0.88 g (0.0046 moles) of para-toluenesulphonic acid in 200 ml of toluene; the mixture was heated to 80° C. and was maintained under stirring for 6 hours at 80° C. Then the reaction was quenched with water/NaHCO3; the organic layer was separated, washed with water and brought to dryness under reduced pressure. The crude product was crystallized upon standing at room temperature, and then was further purified by washing with pentane or MeOH, thus isolating 4.5 g of bis(3-phenyl-2-indenyl)methane (purity of 97.3% by G.C.; yield=95.2%).

Workup

customIn a 500 mL flask equipped with magnetic stirring bar
temperaturewas maintained
customThen the reaction was quenched with water/NaHCO3
customthe organic layer was separated
washwashed with water
customThe crude product was crystallized
customupon standing at room temperature
customwas further purified
washby washing with pentane or MeOH

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-2637fa600f7a46f2855c676231b5e3fc
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2005_03
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US06872863B2

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