Nitrogen → 1,6-Bis[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)phenoxy]hexane

HRID 1351472Notes

Reaction equation

[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][OH:11])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.I[CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18]I.N#N.[C:22](=[O:25])([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CS(C)=O>[OH:11][CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8][C:5]1[CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]([O:1][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][O:1][C:2]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:22][OH:25])=[CH:4][CH:3]=2)=[CH:7][CH:6]=1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 80 °C

Procedure

A solution of 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol 35 (3.3 g, 21.7 mmole) and 1,6-di-iodohexane (3.5 g, 8.88 mmole) in dimethylsulfoxide (40 mL) was degassed and saturated with N2 gas and potassium carbonate (4.5 g, 32.56 mmole) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h under nitrogen atmosphere and then quenched with brine (150 mL). The product was extracted with EtOAc (200 mL) and the organic extracts were washed with 0.1 M NaOH and brine, and dried with MgSO4. The organics were removed in vacuo to give a pale brown solid. The solid was purified by flash silica column chromatography: 4/1 hexane/EtOAc to 5% MeOH in 1/1 hexane/EtOAc to give 1,6-bis[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)phenoxy]hexane 36 (Rf=0.17 in 1/1 hexane/EtOAc) in 65% yield (2.23 g). 1H-NMR (CD3OD, 299.96 MHz): δ (ppm) 7.08–7.05 (d, 4H), 6.80–6.77 (d, 4H), 3.93–3.89 (t, 4H), 3.56–3.52 (t, 4H), 2.64–2.56 (t, 4H), 1.81–1.69 (m, 8H), 1.44–1.21 (m, 4H).

Workup

additionwas added
customquenched with brine (150 mL)
extractionThe product was extracted with EtOAc (200 mL)
washthe organic extracts were washed with 0.1 M NaOH and brine
dry with materialdried with MgSO4
customThe organics were removed in vacuo
customto give a pale brown solid
customThe solid was purified by flash silica column chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-ed0748efaaaf443480342c0d44b98a11
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2007_05
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US07217738B2

Reaction notes

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