Propanal → 3-Hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxypropyl)-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one

Allomaltol (12.6 g, 100 mmol, 1 eq.) was added to 100 ml water and the pH of the solution was adjusted to 10.5 using 50% aqueous sodium hydroxides. Propionaldehyde (8.7 g, 150 mmol, 1.5 eq.) dissolved in 50 ml methanol was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour and the solution allowed to stir at room temperature for 48 hours. After adjustment to pH 1 with 37% hydrochloric acid, the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue taken up into 300 ml of dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water (150 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and concentrated to yield the crude product. Recrystallisation from toluene afforded the pure product (14.5 g, 78.9%) as a white crystalline solid. m.p. 134-136° C. [lit. 132-135° C. Ellis (1993)].

1. additionwas slowly added dropwise over 1 hour
2. customAfter adjustment to pH 1 with 37% hydrochloric acid, the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness
3. washThe organic layer was washed with water (150 ml)
4. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulphate
5. filtrationfiltered
6. concentrationconcentrated
7. customto yield the crude product
8. customRecrystallisation from toluene

ORD-Eintrag

ord-1a757e4919984490af7935b6feb6358d

Quelldatensatz

uspto-grants-2002_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patentnummer

US06335353B1