Acetaldehyde → (2E)-1-(rel-(1R,2S,6S)-6-ethyl-2-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)but-2-en-1-one

Temperature

0 °C

At −78° C., a solution of diisopropylamine (6.6 g, 34 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (23 ml) was treated with n-butyl lithium (21 ml, 1.6M in hexane, 34 mmol). The resulting solution was warmed to 0° C., cooled to −78° C., and treated with a solution of 1-(rel-(1R,2S,6S)-6-ethyl-2-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)ethan-1-one (4.5 g, 27 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (23 ml). The resulting solution was stirred 20 min. at −20° C., cooled to −78° C. and treated with a solution of acetaldehyde (1.8 g, 41 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (23 ml). After 1 h stirring, aqueous 1 N HCl (50 ml) was added and the reaction mixture warmed to 20° C. The aq. phase was extracted with diethyl ether and the combined org. phases dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. A solution of the residue (4.9 g) in toluene (4.9 ml) was treated with para-toluene sulfonic acid monohydrate (20 mg) and refluxed overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled, treated with a saturated aqueous solution of NaHCO3 and the aqueous phase was extracted with diethyl ether. The combined organic phases were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. FC (550 g SiO2, hexane/diethyl ether 9:1) of the crude product gave (2E)-1-(rel-(1R,2S,6S)-6-ethyl-2-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)but-2-en-1-one (2.9 g, 56%).

1. temperaturecooled to −78° C.
2. temperaturecooled to −78° C.
3. stirringAfter 1 h stirring
4. temperaturethe reaction mixture warmed to 20° C
5. extractionThe aq. phase was extracted with diethyl ether
6. dry with materialphases dried (MgSO4)
7. concentrationconcentrated
8. additionA solution of the residue (4.9 g) in toluene (4.9 ml) was treated with para-toluene sulfonic acid monohydrate (20 mg)
9. temperaturerefluxed overnight
10. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
11. additiontreated with a saturated aqueous solution of NaHCO3
12. extractionthe aqueous phase was extracted with diethyl ether
13. dry with materialThe combined organic phases were dried (MgSO4)
14. concentrationconcentrated

ORD record

ord-8ac90c3e7a65454abdb27b62070be553

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2010_10

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07812195B2