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Methanol → Phthalide
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Methanol | HCID 887 | — |
| Reactant | Dimethyl Phthalate | HCID 8554 | — |
| Reactant | Triethylmethylammonium | HCID 70440 | — |
| Solvent | Dimethylformamide | HCID 6228 | — |
| Product | Phthalide | HCID 6885 | 82% |
| Product | N-Methoxymethyl-N-methylformamide | HCID 560292 | 64% |
Reaction Steps
In an electrolytic cell as used in Example 1, 2.56 mol of dimethyl phthalate, 750 g of methanol, 1225 g of dimethylformamide (DMF) and 25 g of triethylmethylammonium methosulfate were subjected to electrolysis at 5 A and 50° C. for 6.9 h. 4.1 mol (current yield: 64%) of N-methoxymethyl-N-methylformamide were formed besides 2.1 mol of phthalide (material yield: 82%).
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US06063256 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-2000_05 |
| ORD ID | ord-8af5f26eca97411f88a7c1b01423c9d6 |
| Source note | uspto-grants-2000_05 |