Sodium hydride → (2-Hydroxy-5-carbomethoxy-benzoyl)-(2-benzyloxy-benzoyl)-methane

HRID 1764209Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1764209 reaction equation
[C:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:11]=[CH:12][C:13]=1[OH:14])[C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8])(=[O:3])[CH3:2].[CH2:15]([O:22][C:23]1[CH:32]=[CH:31][CH:30]=[CH:29][C:24]=1[C:25](OC)=[O:26])[C:16]1[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=1.[H-].[Na+]>O1CCOCC1>[OH:14][C:13]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:6]([C:7]([O:9][CH3:10])=[O:8])=[CH:5][C:4]=1[C:1]([CH2:2][C:25](=[O:26])[C:24]1[CH:29]=[CH:30][CH:31]=[CH:32][C:23]=1[O:22][CH2:15][C:16]1[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=1)=[O:3]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 24758Sodium hydrideHCID 251331Methyl 2-(benzyloxy)benzoateHCID 12332833Methyl 3-acetyl-4-hydroxybenzoate

Product 1

HCID 20307109(2-Hydroxy-5-carbomethoxy-benzoyl)-(2-benzyloxy-benzoyl)-methaneYield 65.8%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 312751,4-DioxaneSolvent2×

Procedure

A solution of methyl 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-benzoate (54 g) and methyl 2-benzyloxy-benzoate (135 g) in dioxane (400 ml) was slowly added under stirring at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride 50% (40 g) in dioxane (150 ml). The mixture was kept for 5 hours at 70° C, then cooled and diluted with petroleum ether, and subsequently filtered. The collected precipitate was dissolved in water, acidified with acetic acid and extracted with ethylacetate. The organic phase was washed with potassium carbonate 5% and water, then evaporated to dryness. After crystallisation from methanol, (2-hydroxy-5-carbomethoxy-benzoyl)-(2-benzyloxy-benzoyl)-methane (74 g; m.p. 95°-97° C) was obtained, which was then refluxed for 24 hours with formic acid 99% (500 ml). After cooling and dilution with ethanol (500 ml), the precipitate obtained was filtered and washed with ethanol to give 6-carbomethoxy-2'-hydroxy-flavone (31 g; m.p. 290°-291° C) which was then reacted in dimethylformamide (150 ml) with 1-chloro-2-benzoyloxy-propane (26 g) and potassium carbonate (18 g) at 70° C for 16 hours. The mixture was cooled, diluted in water (600 ml), filtered, then washed with water to obtain 6-carbomethoxy-2'-(2-benzoyloxy-propoxy)-flavone (45 g), which was hydrolysed with a solution of potassium hydroxide 1% (l. 1,250) in ethanol (95%) at reflux temperature for an hour. After cooling, acidification with acetic acid, concentration to small volume under vacuum and dilution in water, the precipitate obtained was filtered, then washed with water to give, after crystallisation with methylene chloride/ethylacetate, 6-carboxy-2'-(2-hydroxy-propoxy)-flavone (18.5; m.p. 211°-213° C.

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled
  2. filtrationsubsequently filtered
  3. dissolutionThe collected precipitate was dissolved in water
  4. extractionextracted with ethylacetate
  5. washThe organic phase was washed with potassium carbonate 5% and water
  6. customevaporated to dryness
  7. customAfter crystallisation from methanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-85829dac91fb4776b370accf63988d04
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_09
Patent number
US04115567

Reaction notes

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