2-Bromoethanol → 4-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-2-methoxybenzaldehyde

Temperature

0 °C

A solution of 4-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde (1.217 g, 8.00 mmol) in dry DMF (8.88 mL) was added to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil) (0.267 mL, 8.00 mmol) in dry DMF (2.22 mL) via cannula at 0° C. under N2. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min and warmed to room temperature. 2-bromoethanol (0.851 mL, 12.00 mmol) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. overnight. The reaction was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The combined extracts were washed with 1N aq. NaOH (50 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to afford the crude product. This was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage Horizon, 40M, Si, ˜30 mL/min, 100% hexanes for 360 mL, gradient to 60% EtOAc in hexanes over 4536 mL) to afford 4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methoxybenzaidehyde, as a colorless solid. Rf=0.29 (50% EtOAc/hexanes). LCMS calc.=197.1; found=197.0 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CHCl3): δ 10.16 (s, 1 H); 7.68 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1 H); 6.46 (dd, J=8.7, 2.2 Hz, 1 H); 6.40 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1 H); 4.09 (t, J=4,6 Hz, 2 H); 3.94 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 2 H); 3.79 (s, 3 H); 3.20 (s, 1 H).

1. temperaturewarmed to room temperature
2. stirringthe reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. overnight
3. extractionextracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL)
4. washThe combined extracts were washed with 1N aq. NaOH (50 mL)
5. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
6. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
7. customto afford the crude product
8. customThis was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage Horizon, 40M, Si, ˜30 mL/min, 100% hexanes for 360 mL, gradient to 60% EtOAc in hexanes over 4536 mL)

ORD record

ord-1bfff681eaea44508b637fa1375933cc

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2013_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08354454B2