Ammonium Hydroxide → 1-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanone

HRID 1765964Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1765964 reaction equation
[NH:1]1[C:5]2[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=[CH:9][C:4]=2[N:3]=[C:2]1[CH:10]([OH:12])[CH3:11].[Cr](O[Cr]([O-])(=O)=O)([O-])(=O)=O.[K+].[K+].[NH4+].[OH-]>OS(O)(=O)=O>[NH:1]1[C:5]2[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=[CH:9][C:4]=2[N:3]=[C:2]1[C:10](=[O:12])[CH3:11]

Participants

5

Procedure

A solution of 16.2 g (0.1 mol) 1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanol (synthesised according to as described in A. Katrizky et al. Tetrahedron Assymetry, 8 (1997), 1491) in 200 ml 5% H2SO4 was treated with a solution of 39.6 g (75.5 mmol) potassium dichromate in 40% sulphuric acid. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours and neutralised with 190 ml conc. NH4OH. The formed precipitate was filtered, washed with 700 ml water and extracted with 700 ml 96% ethanol. The solvent was evaporated to c.a. 50–80 ml, the formed suspension cooled to −40° C., stirred for 10 min and filtered while cold. The solid was washed with 2×10 ml cold ethanol and dried under reduced pressure. Yield—9.3 g (58.1%). 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3), δ, ppm: 2.84 (s, 3H), 7.38 (m, 2H), 7.56 (d, JHH=7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, JHH=7.6 Hz, 1H), 11.08 (br.s 1H).

Workup

  1. filtrationThe formed precipitate was filtered
  2. washwashed with 700 ml water
  3. extractionextracted with 700 ml 96% ethanol
  4. customThe solvent was evaporated to c.a
  5. temperature50–80 ml, the formed suspension cooled to −40° C.
  6. stirringstirred for 10 min
  7. filtrationfiltered while cold
  8. washThe solid was washed with 2×10 ml cold ethanol
  9. customdried under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-122bfcd997c74bc1aab04ade5c1114e1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2007_06
Patent number
US07229943B2

Reaction notes

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