Methanol → 3-(2-Cyanopropan-2-yl)benzoic acid

HRID 1800436Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1800436 reaction equation
[C:1]([C:3]([C:6]1[CH:7]=[C:8]([CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=1)[C:9]([O:11]C)=[O:10])([CH3:5])[CH3:4])#[N:2].CO.O>O1CCCC1>[C:1]([C:3]([C:6]1[CH:7]=[C:8]([CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=1)[C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])([CH3:5])[CH3:4])#[N:2]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 887MethanolHCID 962WaterHCID 57441035Methyl 3-(2-cyanopropan-2-yl)benzoate

Product 1

HCID 571495383-(2-Cyanopropan-2-yl)benzoic acidYield 98%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

To a solution of methyl 3-(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)benzoate (2.8 g, 14 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) were added lithium hydroxide•monohydrate (0.98 g, 24 mmol), methanol (10 mL) and water (10 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hr. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with water (15 mL). 1N Hydrochloric acid was slowly added to the mixture to adjust the pH to 3. The precipitated white precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried to give the title compound (2.5 g, 98%) as a white powder.

Workup

  1. customThe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
  2. additionthe residue was diluted with water (15 mL)
  3. addition1N Hydrochloric acid was slowly added to the mixture
  4. filtrationThe precipitated white precipitate was collected by filtration
  5. washwashed with water
  6. customdried

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bcb520d7c91849bd9a18159e37ae8265
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_01
Patent number
US08344135B2

Reaction notes

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