2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid hydrate (1:1) → 2-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)ethanol

HRID 1861148Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1861148 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:6][C:5]([C:7]2[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)=[N:4][C:3]=1[CH2:13][C:14](OC)=[O:15].[H-].[Al+3].[H-].[H-].O.C(O)(=O)CC(CC(O)=O)(C(O)=O)O>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1.O>[CH3:1][C:2]1[O:6][C:5]([C:7]2[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)=[N:4][C:3]=1[CH2:13][CH2:14][OH:15]

Participants

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Reactant 3

HCID 222302-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid hydrate (1:1)HCID 2775318Methyl (5-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)acetateHCID 21584524Aluminiumhydride

Product 1

HCID 7255852-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)ethanolYield 118.4%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 1140TolueneSolvent2×

Procedure

A 750-ml 4-necked flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, a thermometer, a dropping funnel and an argon inlet, cooled with a CO2/acetone bath, was charged with a solution of 49.15 g of crude methyl 2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)acetate (ca. 0.16 mol) and 90 ml of toluene and stirred. 400 ml of dusobutyl aluminiumhydride 1.2 M in toluene were added under argon at ca. −20 to −25° C. during 60 min. After additional 15 mi a solution of 191 g of citric acid monohydrate in 400 ml of deionized water was added with cooling during 30 min, so that the temperature did not exceed 5-10° C. The aqueous phase of the clear biphasic mixture was extracted with 200 ml of toluene. The combined organic phases were washed twice with 40 ml, a total of 80 ml of deionized water, twice with 40 ml, a total of 80 ml of brine and dried (Na2SO4). Rotary evaporation (50° C., 8 mbar, 1 h) afforded 38.5 g of crude 2-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)ethanol (theor. amount 32.4 g) which was used in the next step without further purification.

Workup

  1. customA 750-ml 4-necked flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer
  2. temperaturea thermometer, a dropping funnel and an argon inlet, cooled with a CO2/acetone bath
  3. temperaturewith cooling during 30 min, so that the temperature
  4. customdid not exceed 5-10° C
  5. extractionThe aqueous phase of the clear biphasic mixture was extracted with 200 ml of toluene
  6. washThe combined organic phases were washed twice with 40 ml
  7. dry with materiala total of 80 ml of deionized water, twice with 40 ml, a total of 80 ml of brine and dried (Na2SO4)
  8. customRotary evaporation (50° C., 8 mbar, 1 h)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7fadb325052e40db8a9fd6c5cda5ac9a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_03
Patent number
US06531609B2

Reaction notes

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