Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Amino-2,3,6-trimethylphenol

HRID 1275070Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1275070 reaction equation
S(S([O-])=O)([O-])=O.[Na+].[Na+].[CH3:9][C:10]1[C:11](=[O:20])[C:12]([CH3:19])=[CH:13][C:14](=[N:17]O)[C:15]=1[CH3:16].[OH-].[Na+].Cl.C(=O)([O-])O.[Na+]>>[OH:20][C:11]1[C:12]([CH3:19])=[CH:13][C:14]([NH2:17])=[C:15]([CH3:16])[C:10]=1[CH3:9]

Participants

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Procedure

152 g of sodium hydrosulfite were added, whilst ice-cooling, to a mixture of 36.15 g of 2,3,6-trimethylbenzoquinone-4-oxime [prepared as described in step (b) above] and 880 ml of a 1 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, after which it was allowed to stand overnight. The reaction mixture was then poured into ice-water and the pH of the aqueous mixture was adjusted to a value of 4 to 5 by the addition of 5 N aqueous hydrochloric acid, after which it was neutralized with sodium hydrogencarbonate. The mixture thus obtained was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was then removed by distillation under reduced pressure, after which the crystalline residue was triturated with diisopropyl ether and collected by filtration. On washing with diisopropyl ether, there were obtained 30.1 g of the title compound, melting at 131-134° C.

Workup

  1. waitto stand overnight
  2. customThe mixture thus obtained
  3. extractionwas extracted with ethyl acetate
  4. washThe extract was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride
  5. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
  6. customThe solvent was then removed by distillation under reduced pressure
  7. customafter which the crystalline residue was triturated with diisopropyl ether
  8. filtrationcollected by filtration
  9. washOn washing with diisopropyl ether

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-dd78562e05b5414083c0b55b1ebf6623
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_12
Patent number
US06159997

Reaction notes

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