Benzyl Chloride → Ethyl 5-Benzyloxy-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate

HRID 2050912Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2050912 reaction equation
[Na].[OH:2][C:3]1[C:4]([C:14]([O:16][CH2:17][CH3:18])=[O:15])=[CH:5][C:6]2[C:11]([CH:12]=1)=[C:10]([OH:13])[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=2.[CH2:19](Cl)[C:20]1[CH:25]=[CH:24][CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=1>C(O)C>[CH2:19]([O:13][C:10]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[C:6]2[C:11]=1[CH:12]=[C:3]([OH:2])[C:4]([C:14]([O:16][CH2:17][CH3:18])=[O:15])=[CH:5]2)[C:20]1[CH:25]=[CH:24][CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7503Benzyl ChlorideHCID 5360545SodiumHCID 14773083Ethyl 3,5-dihydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate

Product 1

HCID 14773084Ethyl 5-Benzyloxy-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoateYield 7%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 7.8 g (0.34 g atom) of sodium in 1,000 cc of ethanol, was added 85 g (0.37 mole) of ethyl 3,5-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate. After one-half hour 47 g (0.37 mole) of benzyl chloride was added. The reaction mixture was warmed under reflux for 24 hours. The hot reaction mixture was filtered and cooled in an ice bath. A tan solid precipitated out, which was filtered off yielding 15.0 g (m.p. 98°-115° C.) of the crude product. Recrystallization first from ethanol and then from acetonitrile furnished ethyl 5-benzyloxy-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate, m.p. 112°-114° C. in 7 percent yield (7.3 g).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was warmed
  2. temperatureunder reflux for 24 hours
  3. filtrationThe hot reaction mixture was filtered
  4. temperaturecooled in an ice bath
  5. customA tan solid precipitated out
  6. filtrationwhich was filtered off
  7. customyielding 15.0 g (m.p. 98°-115° C.) of the crude product
  8. customRecrystallization first from ethanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-191deefae9934f7f92c4754152a056ec
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1991_05
Patent number
US05015663

Reaction notes

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