Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)oxirane

HRID 127183Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 127183 reaction equation
[OH-].[Na+].CS(C)=O.[I-].[CH3:8][S+](C)C.[Cl:12][C:13]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][C:14]=1[CH:15]=[O:16]>O1CCCC1.O>[Cl:12][C:13]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][C:14]=1[CH:15]1[O:16][CH2:8]1

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 679Dimethyl SulfoxideHCID 69962-ChlorobenzaldehydeHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 75127Trimethylsulfonium iodide

Product 1

HCID 5607092-(2-Chlorophenyl)oxirane

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Procedure

A mixture of 42.0 g of 57% sodium hydroxide dispersed in oil and 70 ml of dimethyl sulfoxide is stirred at 70°-75° for one to one and one-half hours. The solution is diluted with 700 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran and cooled to 0°, under nitrogen. A 200 g of (1.0 mol) sample of trimethylsulfonium iodide is added in portions, maintaining the temperature between 0°-5°. The mixture is stirred for 15 minutes and then a solution of 70.4 g (0.50 mol) of o-chlorobenzaldehyde in 300 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise. The resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature for four hours, poured into water and extracted with ether. The extract is washed with brine, dired and evaporated in vacuo to leave o-chlorostyrene oxide.

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled to 0°, under nitrogen
  2. temperaturemaintaining the temperature between 0°-5°
  3. stirringThe mixture is stirred for 15 minutes
  4. stirringThe resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature for four hours
  5. extractionextracted with ether
  6. washThe extract is washed with brine
  7. customdired and evaporated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-1bcb10cf183f46e5a59db463e1e6882d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_03
Patent number
US04255422

Reaction notes

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