Hydrochloric Acid → 1,3-Butanedione, 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-

HRID 1795045Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1795045 reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]([F:9])([F:8])[C:3]([O:5]CC)=O.C[O-].[Na+].CO.[CH3:15][C:16]([C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]([S:24][CH3:25])=[CH:20][CH:19]=1)=[O:17].Cl>CC(OC)(C)C>[F:9][C:2]([F:1])([F:8])[C:3](=[O:5])[CH2:15][C:16]([C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]([S:24][CH3:25])=[CH:20][CH:19]=1)=[O:17]

Participants

7

Reactant 5

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 887MethanolHCID 9794Ethyl trifluoroacetateHCID 745011-(4-(Methylthio)phenyl)ethan-1-oneHCID 10942334Sodium Methoxide

Product 1

HCID 107301701,3-Butanedione, 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-Yield 71%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 15413tert-Butyl methyl etherSolvent

Procedure

To a solution of ethyl trifluoroacetate (7.95 ml, 1.1 eq) in MTBE (125 ml) was added dropwise 25% sodium methoxide in methanol (16 ml, 1.2 eq). 4-Methylthioacetophenone (Aldrich, 10 g, 0.06 mol) was added portionwise and the mixture stirred at ambient temperature overnight. 2N Hydrochloric acid (40 ml) was added cautiously and the organic phase separated, washed with brine and dried (Na2SO4) to give an orange solid. The orange solid was recrystallised from hot isopropanol to give the title compound as a yellow crystalline solid (11.25 g, 71%).

Workup

  1. customthe organic phase separated
  2. washwashed with brine
  3. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  4. customto give an orange solid
  5. customThe orange solid was recrystallised from hot isopropanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c537ae64ac81497d92283a11770f0db9
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_04
Patent number
US07026327B2

Reaction notes

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