p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Ethyl 6,6,6-trifluoro-3-oxohexanoate

HRID 1379949Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1379949 reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]([F:15])([F:14])[CH2:3][CH2:4][C:5]([CH:7]([C:11]([OH:13])=[O:12])C(O)=O)=[O:6].[C:16]1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=C[CH:17]=1.C(=O)([O-])O.[Na+]>O>[F:15][C:2]([F:1])([F:14])[CH2:3][CH2:4][C:5]([CH2:7][C:11]([O:13][CH2:16][CH3:17])=[O:12])=[O:6]

Participants

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Procedure

A mixture of 179 g of the 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrylmalonic acid ditheyl ester thus obtained, 260 ml of water and 322 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid was refluxed with vigorous stirring for 6 hours. The reaction solution was then poured into saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and extracted three times with diethyl ether. The ether layers were combined and the combined layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After the drying agent was removed, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was distilled inder reduced pressure to yield 98.8 g of the desired ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutyrylacetate in a yield of 74%. (b.p. 93°-97° C., 15 mmHg)

Workup

  1. customthus obtained
  2. extractionextracted three times with diethyl ether
  3. washthe combined layer was washed with brine
  4. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  5. customAfter the drying agent was removed
  6. customthe solvent was removed under reduced pressure
  7. distillationThe obtained residue was distilled inder reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3f123b38ed814d5c9117ac008e4b457e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_09
Patent number
US05672779

Reaction notes

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