Hydrochloric Acid → (Z)-3-(4-(2-methoxyethyl)phenoxy)acrylic acid
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][C:5]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:8]([O:9]/[CH:10]=[CH:11]\[C:12]([O:14]C(C)(C)C)=[O:13])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1.Cl>C1COCC1>[CH3:1][O:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][C:5]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:8]([O:9]/[CH:10]=[CH:11]\[C:12]([OH:14])=[O:13])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
(E)/(Z)-tert-butyl 3-(4-(2-methoxyethyl)phenoxy)acrylate (0.57 g) was suspended in a mixture of THF (5 mL)/HCl (2 M, 5 mL) and placed in the microwave reactor (T=100° C., 15 sec). THF was removed by rotary evaporation and the mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (10 mL). (E)/(Z)-3-(4-(2-methoxyethyl)phenoxy)acrylic acid was obtained as a white solid after purification by column chromatography using a mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate.
Workup
- customplaced in the microwave reactor (T=100° C., 15 sec)
- customTHF was removed by rotary evaporation
- extractionthe mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (10 mL)
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-63003ef4a4e34683b0434a03fe471d40
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2014_05
- Patent number
- US08729075B2
Reaction notes
Loading…