2-Chloro-4-[1-oxo-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propenyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester → 2-Chloro-4-[1-oxo-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester

HRID 1352018Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1352018 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]([C:12](=[O:22])[CH:13]=[CH:14][C:15]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[C:17]([OH:21])[CH:16]=2)[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:3]=1[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5]>C(OCC)(=O)C.[Pd]>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]([C:12](=[O:22])[CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[C:17]([OH:21])[CH:16]=2)[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:3]=1[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5].[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]([CH:12]([OH:22])[CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[C:17]([OH:21])[CH:16]=2)[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:3]=1[C:4]([O:6][CH3:7])=[O:5]

Participants

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Reactant 1

HCID 700270412-Chloro-4-[1-oxo-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propenyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester

Product 2

HCID 235607782-Chloro-4-[1-hydroxy-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propyl]benzoic acid, methyl esterYield 26%HCID 235607802-Chloro-4-[1-oxo-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propyl]benzoic acid, methyl esterYield 64%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 23938PalladiumCatalystHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 2-chloro-4-[1-oxo-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propenyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester (250 mg, 0.8 mmol) and 10% palladium-on-charcoal (25 mg) in ethyl acetate (5 mL) was hydrogenated at atmospheric pressure for 90 min. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite and the filter cake was washed with ethyl acetate. The solvent was evaporated and the residue chromatographed (20–50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 2-chloro-4-[1-oxo-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester (160 mg, 64%) and 2-chloro-4-[1-hydroxy-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester (65 mg, 26%). The alcohol was obtained as a racemic mixture and was not resolved.

Workup

  1. filtrationThe reaction mixture was filtered through Celite
  2. washthe filter cake was washed with ethyl acetate
  3. customThe solvent was evaporated
  4. customthe residue chromatographed (20–50% ethyl acetate/hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e3afa50a9e854fb19f24fa6d40d2d0d6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2007_05
Patent number
US07217728B2

Reaction notes

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