Ethanol → HCID 4496358, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

Phenoxypropionic acid (6.64 g, 0.04 mol) is mixed with excess ethanol (10 ml) and concentrated sulfuric acid (0.5 ml) is added. The reaction mixture is refluxed for 3 hours, cooled to room temperature and concentrated. The residue is washed with 1N NaOH and brine, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to yield 7.32 g (94.3% yield) of the ester which can be used directly for the subsequent reaction without further purification. 1H nmr (CDCl3) δ: 7.22-7.29 (overlap 2H, phenyl H), 6.88-6.966 (overlap 3H, phenyl H), 4.10-4.20 (overlap 4H, 2CH2O), 2.73 (t, 2H. J=6.4 Hz, CH2), 1.23 (t, 3H, J=7.1 Hz, CH3); 13C nmr (CDCl3) δ: 170.7, 158.7, 129.4(2C), 120.9 114.6(2C), 63.4, 60.5, 34.5, 14.1.

Provenance & Evidence