Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(3-(Hydroxymethyl)phenylthio)ethanol

Borane dimethyl sulfide complex (2M in THF, 17.3 mL) was added dropwise to an ice cold solution of 3-(2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethylthio)benzoic acid (example 65, step a) (2.16 g) in THF (50 mL). The reaction was allowed to warm to RT, then heated at reflux for 2 h. The reaction was cooled in an ice bath and aqueous HCl solution (2M, 50 mL) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated to half its original volume and the resulting aqueous extracted with DCM (3×100 mL). The combined organics were washed with brine (100 mL), dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 4:1 isohexane:ethyl acetate to 100% ethyl acetate gradient. The fractions containing product were combined and evaporated to give the subtitled compound as a clear oil. Yield 0.77 g.

1. temperatureheated
2. temperatureat reflux for 2 h
3. temperatureThe reaction was cooled in an ice bath
4. concentrationThe reaction was concentrated to half its original volume
5. extractionthe resulting aqueous extracted with DCM (3×100 mL)
6. washThe combined organics were washed with brine (100 mL)
7. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
8. filtrationfiltered
9. customevaporated
10. customThe residue was purified by silica gel chromatography
11. washeluting with 4:1 isohexane
12. additionThe fractions containing product
13. customevaporated

ORD record

ord-3f736e8525604aeeacc310b4092f7e6d

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2012_04

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08148373B2