Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 20539746, compound

HRID 1065652Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1065652 reaction equation
C[O:2][C:3](=[O:16])[CH2:4][CH:5]([C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]=1[CH3:15])[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8].[OH-].[K+]>CO.O>[C:10]1([CH3:15])[CH:11]=[CH:12][CH:13]=[CH:14][C:9]=1[CH:5]([CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8])[CH2:4][C:3]([OH:16])=[O:2]

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 54204827HCID 54204827, compound

Product 1

HCID 20539746HCID 20539746, compound

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 887MethanolSolventHCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

32 g of 3-o-tolyl-hexanoic acid methyl ester obtained from step (b) in 200 ml methanol are boiled under reflux with 9.8 g KOH in 20 ml H2O for 2 hours. Isolation of the acid product yields 3-o-tolyl-hexanoic acid as an oil.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-eec7fbe1271745b0abf4279eee6d4809
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1982_05
Patent number
US04330555

Reaction notes

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