Dimethyl Sulfide → 1-[2,5-Dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]5-[2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)-4-(methylthio)phenyl]pentane

HRID 1588164Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1588164 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[C:8]([O:9][CH2:10][O:11][CH3:12])=[CH:7][C:6]([O:13][CH3:14])=[C:5]([O:15][CH2:16][O:17][CH3:18])[C:4]=1[CH2:19][CH2:20][CH2:21][CH2:22][CH2:23][C:24]1[C:29]([O:30][CH2:31][O:32][CH3:33])=[C:28]([O:34][CH3:35])[CH:27]=[C:26]([O:36][CH2:37][O:38][CH3:39])[C:25]=1[O:40][CH3:41].CN(C)CCN(C)C.C([Li])CCC.[CH3:55][S:56]C>O1CCCC1.CN(C)P(=O)(N(C)C)N(C)C>[CH3:41][O:40][C:25]1[C:26]([O:36][CH2:37][O:38][CH3:39])=[CH:27][C:28]([O:34][CH3:35])=[C:29]([O:30][CH2:31][O:32][CH3:33])[C:24]=1[CH2:23][CH2:22][CH2:21][CH2:20][CH2:19][C:4]1[C:5]([O:15][CH2:16][O:17][CH3:18])=[C:6]([O:13][CH3:14])[C:7]([S:56][CH3:55])=[C:8]([O:9][CH2:10][O:11][CH3:12])[C:3]=1[O:2][CH3:1]

Participants

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Reactant 4

HCID 1068Dimethyl SulfideHCID 8037N,N,N',N'-TetramethylethylenediamineHCID 136460702,2'-Pentamethylene-bis[1,4-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)benzene]HCID 178418339Butyllithium

Product 1

HCID 197572321-[2,5-Dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]5-[2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)-4-(methylthio)phenyl]pentane

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolventHCID 12679HexamethylphosphoramideSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
-78 °C

Procedure

1.51 Grams of 2,2'-pentamethylenebis[1,4-dimethoxy- 3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)benzene] was dissolved in a mixed solvent of 40 ml of tetrahydrofuran with 4 ml of hexamethylphosphoric triamide, to this solution was added 0.55 ml of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine and the whole mixture was cooled to -78° C., on a dry ice-acetone bath. Then, 2.41 ml of n-butyllithium (1.6 M, n-hexane solution) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture and stirred for 30 minutes. Next, 0.25 ml of dimethyl sulfide was added to the reaction mixture and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure, then the residue obtained was extracted twice with 100 ml of ethyl acetate, then the ethyl acetate layer was washed twice with 100 ml of water, and twice with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution, then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure, and the residue obtained was purified by means of a preparative thin layer chromatography (thickness: 2 mm, adsorbent: Merck Art 5717 silica gel, developing solvent: 20% ethyl acetate-n-hexane). There were obtained 572 mg of 1-[2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]5-[2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)-4-(methylthio)phenyl]pentane, as well as 522 mg of 2,2'-pentamethylenebis[1,4-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)-5-(methylthio)benzene].

Workup

  1. stirringstirred overnight
  2. customThe solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure
  3. customthe residue obtained
  4. extractionwas extracted twice with 100 ml of ethyl acetate
  5. washthe ethyl acetate layer was washed twice with 100 ml of water
  6. dry with materialtwice with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution, then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  7. customThe solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure
  8. customthe residue obtained
  9. customwas purified by means of a preparative thin layer chromatography (thickness: 2 mm, adsorbent: Merck Art 5717 silica gel, developing solvent: 20% ethyl acetate-n-hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a8002c7ed9fc4a40ad5e2091ceea9520
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1993_06
Patent number
US05220042

Reaction notes

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