Ethylene Glycol → 2-(Pyridin-4-yloxy)ethanol

HRID 1247930Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1247930 reaction equation
[Na].Cl[C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][N:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.C(=O)=O.[CH2:12]([OH:15])[CH2:13][OH:14]>>[OH:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][O:15][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][N:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=1

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
-15 °C

Procedure

To a solution of sodium (9.2 g) in ethylene glycol (100 ml) was added portionwise 4-chloropyridine (39.6 g) under heating at 120° to 130° C. and stirring, which was continued for one hour at 130° C. after the addition. The mixture was cooled to -15° C. and dry ice (5.2 g) was added thereto. The mixture was warmed to 45° C. and allowed to stand at room temperature. The resulting precipitates were removed by filtration and washed with diisopropyl ether. The filtrate and washings were combined and evaporated. The residual oil was distilled to give 4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)pyridine (9 g), bp. 138° to 145° C. at 5 to 6 mmHg, which solidified and recrystallized from ethyl acetate. mp. 113° to 115° C. (dec.).

Workup

  1. temperatureunder heating at 120° to 130° C.
  2. additionafter the addition
  3. temperatureThe mixture was warmed to 45° C.
  4. customto stand at room temperature
  5. customThe resulting precipitates
  6. customwere removed by filtration
  7. washwashed with diisopropyl ether
  8. customevaporated
  9. distillationThe residual oil was distilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-320a36f774394774bc36da9db3e69a7f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_06
Patent number
US04521413

Reaction notes

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