Methyl iodide → 2,4-Bis(ethoxymethoxy)-1-methoxybenzene

HRID 1511212Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1511212 reaction equation
[C:1](=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[CH2:7]([O:9][CH2:10][O:11][C:12]1[CH:17]=[C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][O:20][CH2:21][CH3:22])[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]=1[OH:23])[CH3:8].CI>CN(C)C=O>[CH2:7]([O:9][CH2:10][O:11][C:12]1[CH:17]=[C:16]([O:18][CH2:19][O:20][CH2:21][CH3:22])[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]=1[O:23][CH3:1])[CH3:8]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6328Methyl iodideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 251402532,4-Bis(ethoxymethoxy)phenol

Product 1

HCID 251409932,4-Bis(ethoxymethoxy)-1-methoxybenzeneYield 91%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

Potassium carbonate (14.3 g, 103 mmol) was added to 3a (2.50 g, 10.3 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (103 mL). After 10 minutes, methyl iodide (6.43 mL, 103 mmol) was added and the solution was heated to reflux for 12 hours. Upon cooling to room temperature, the solution was extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL); combined organic fractions were washed with saturated aqueous NaCl, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 4:1 Hexane:EtOAc) to afford 4a as a yellow oil (2.40 g, 91%): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 6.87 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 6.60 (dd, J=13.3, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.18 (s, 2H), 5.07 (s, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 3.72-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.68-3.63 (m, 2H), 1.17-1.13 (m, 6H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz) δ 150.7, 146.2, 143.9, 111.2, 107.9, 105.8, 93.2, 93.0, 63.3, 63.0, 55.4, 14.1, 14.0; IR (film) νmax 2976, 2932, 2899, 2835, 1595, 1508, 1393, 1227, 1153, 1103, 1080, 1009, 847 cm−1; HRMS (ESI+) m/z: [M+Na]+ calcd for C13H20O5, 279.1208. found, 279.1181.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe solution was heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 12 hours
  3. extractionthe solution was extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL)
  4. washcombined organic fractions were washed with saturated aqueous NaCl
  5. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. customThe residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, 4:1 Hexane:EtOAc)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8ca27ec317fd4bd4805250ffcb1238ae
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_07
Patent number
US08212011B2

Reaction notes

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