Neopentyl glycol → 2-(4-Bromophenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane

HRID 1366361Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1366361 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]([CH:6]=[O:7])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[OH:10][CH2:11][C:12]([CH3:16])([CH2:14]O)[CH3:13]>C1C=CC=CC=1.C1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]([CH:6]2[O:10][CH2:11][C:12]([CH3:16])([CH3:14])[CH2:13][O:7]2)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 31344Neopentyl glycolHCID 707414-Bromobenzaldehyde

Product 1

HCID 137145152-(4-Bromophenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxaneYield 93%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 6101p-Toluenesulfonic acidCatalystHCID 241BenzeneSolvent2×

Procedure

A mixture of 4-bromobenzaldehyde (100 g, 0.54 mole), neopentyl glycol (15 g, 1.10 mole), and p-toluenesulfonic acid (800 mg, 4 mmole) in benzene (800 mL) was heated to reflux using a Dean Stark apparatus for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and most of the benzene was removed. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate (500 mL) and cold water (150 mL). The organic phase was washed with water (2×150 mL) and brine (1×150 mL), then dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to give the desired product (136 g, 93%).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureto reflux
  3. customfor 16 h
  4. customwas removed
  5. customThe residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate (500 mL) and cold water (150 mL)
  6. washThe organic phase was washed with water (2×150 mL) and brine (1×150 mL)
  7. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  8. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-91688a79b46c481e9b93192017f6d632
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_02
Patent number
US07893057B2

Reaction notes

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