Sodium Hydroxide → 3-Chloro-2,2-dimethylbut-3-enoic acid

HRID 1908448Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1908448 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2](=[CH2:10])[C:3]([CH3:9])([CH3:8])[C:4]([O:6]C)=[O:5].[OH-].[Na+]>O>[Cl:1][C:2](=[CH2:10])[C:3]([CH3:9])([CH3:8])[C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5]

Participants

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Procedure

A mixture of methyl 3-chloro-2,2-dimethylbut-3-enoate (33 g, 0.2 mol) and NaOH (9.6 g, 0.24 mol) in water (200 mL) was heated at reflux for 5 h. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and extracted with ether. The organic layer was discarded. The aqueous layer was acidified with cold 20% HCl solution and extracted ether (200 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 3-chloro-2,2-dimethyl-but-3-enoic acid (21 g, 70%), which was used directly in the next step. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.90 (brs, 1H), 5.37 (dd, J=2.4, 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.47 (s, 6H).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureat reflux for 5 h
  3. extractionextracted with ether
  4. extractionextracted ether (200 mL×3)
  5. customThe combined organic layers were dried
  6. customevaporated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2270d2a5020e473b915775f867ffb21a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_12
Patent number
US08598181B2

Reaction notes

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