O-Cresol → ((4-Hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)sulfanyl)formonitrile

HRID 986304

Reaction equation

HRID 986304 reaction equation
[S-:1][C:2]#[N:3].[Na+].[C:5]1([CH3:12])[C:10]([OH:11])=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1.BrBr>CO>[OH:11][C:10]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([S:1][C:2]#[N:3])=[CH:6][C:5]=1[CH3:12]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 335O-CresolHCID 24408BromineHCID 516871Sodium thiocyanate

Product 1

HCID 220928((4-Hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)sulfanyl)formonitrile

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 887MethanolSolvent2×

Procedure

Sodium thiocyanate (23.5 g, 0.29 mole) was added to a solution of ortho-cresol (31.4 g, 0.29 mole) in methyl alcohol (225 ml) and cooled by an ice bath. A solution of bromine (46.4 g, 0.29 mole) in methyl alcohol (50 ml) was added dropwise over 45 minutes. The reaction was filtered and poured into water (400 ml). Sodium thiosulfate was added to eliminate the color (yellow). The product was extracted into ethyl ether (2×200 ml). The ethyl ether extracts were washed with water (100 ml), 1N hydrochloric acid (200 ml) and saturated sodium chloride (50 ml), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The product was purified by chromatography on silica. The structure was confirmed by NMR and IR spectroscopy.

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled by an ice bath
  2. filtrationThe reaction was filtered
  3. additionpoured into water (400 ml)
  4. additionSodium thiosulfate was added
  5. extractionThe product was extracted into ethyl ether (2×200 ml)
  6. washThe ethyl ether extracts were washed with water (100 ml), 1N hydrochloric acid (200 ml) and saturated sodium chloride (50 ml)
  7. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  8. filtrationfiltered
  9. concentrationconcentrated
  10. customThe product was purified by chromatography on silica

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-888356221b814c28af246eba07e19308
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1987_12
Patent number
US04711903

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