Thionyl Chloride → (1R-trans)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride

HRID 2052169Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2052169 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1([CH3:12])[C@@H:4]([CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:8])[CH3:7])[C@@H:3]1[C:9](O)=[O:10].S(Cl)([Cl:15])=O>B(Cl)(Cl)Cl.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH3:1][C:2]1([CH3:12])[CH:4]([CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:8])[CH3:7])[CH:3]1[C:9]([Cl:15])=[O:10]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

In a 200 ml flask, there were charged (-)-trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-isobutenylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (30.0 g) and toluene (70 g), and thionyl chloride (24.0 g) was added thereto from a dropping funnel at 70° to 80° C. over a period of 30 minutes with stirring. After completion of the addition, stirring was continued for an additional 2.5 hours at the same temperature. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C., and boron trichloride (0.94 g) was added thereto, followed by stirring for 30 minutes. Then, the catalyst was removed from the reaction mixture, the solvent was recovered by distillation, and the residue was distilled to obtain racemized 2,2-dimethyl-3-isobutenylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid chloride (28.6 g) having a boiling point of 55°-62° C./0.3 mmHg. The proportion of the optical isomers in the resulting product was determined by gas chromatography. The result was as follows: (+)-trans, 46.8%; (-)-trans, 46.8%; (+)-cis, 3.2%; (-)-cis, 3.2%.

Workup

  1. additionwas added
  2. additionAfter completion of the addition
  3. stirringstirring
  4. waitwas continued for an additional 2.5 hours at the same temperature
  5. stirringby stirring for 30 minutes
  6. customThen, the catalyst was removed from the reaction mixture
  7. distillationthe solvent was recovered by distillation
  8. distillationthe residue was distilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b625eeb20d2c4e969d7d7916b696d507
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1980_01
Patent number
US04182906

Reaction notes

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