Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 4-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)butanoate

HRID 1722323Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1722323 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]1[C:9]([OH:10])=[C:8]([C:11]([CH3:13])=[O:12])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=1[OH:14].Br[CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][C:19]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])=[O:20].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].CN(C)C=O>O>[C:11]([C:8]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([O:14][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][C:19]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])=[O:20])=[C:4]([CH2:3][CH2:2][CH3:1])[C:9]=1[OH:10])(=[O:12])[CH3:13]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 6228DimethylformamideHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 76300Ethyl 4-bromobutyrateHCID 27751982',4'-Dihydroxy-3'-propylacetophenone

Product 1

HCID 14330004Ethyl 4-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)butanoateYield 66.5%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 1.42 g of 2,4-dihydroxy-3-propylacetophenone, 2 g of ethyl 4-bromobutyrate, 1.5 g of potassium carbonate, and 10 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was stirred overnight at room temperature. After addition of 100 ml of water to the reaction mixture, the product was extracted with 30 ml of toluene. The extract was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off. The residue thus formed was applied to silica gel column chromatography and eluted with toluene to provide 1.5 g of ethyl 4-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)butyrate as an oily product. In a solution of 2 g of potassium hydroxide dissolved in 40 ml of 80% methanol was dissolved 1.3 g of the oily product and the solution was allowed to stand for one hour. To the reaction mixture was added 20 ml of water and methanol was distilled off under reduced pressure. The aqueous solution thus obtained was acidified by 5% hydrochloric acid and extracted by ethyl acetate. The extract thus formed was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off to provide 1.1 g of 4-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)butyric acid.

Workup

  1. extractionthe product was extracted with 30 ml of toluene
  2. washThe extract was washed with water
  3. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  4. distillationThe solvent was distilled off
  5. customThe residue thus formed
  6. washeluted with toluene

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bcf89c993bf1472b88669a31156bd69e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1989_08
Patent number
US04855310

Reaction notes

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