Epichlorohydrin → 7-(2,3-Epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchroman

HRID 2163350Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2163350 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]2[C:5]([CH:6]([C:14]3[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=3)[CH2:7][C:8]([CH3:13])([CH3:12])[O:9]2)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[CH2:26]([CH:28]1[O:30][CH2:29]1)Cl>CC(C)=O>[O:30]1[CH2:29][CH:28]1[CH2:26][O:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[C:10]2[C:5]([CH:6]([C:14]3[CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=3)[CH2:7][C:8]([CH3:13])([CH3:12])[O:9]2)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7835EpichlorohydrinHCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 205705312,2-Dimethyl-7-hydroxy-4-phenylchroman

Product 1

HCID 233307567-(2,3-Epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchromanYield 95%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 7-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchroman (11.8g, 0.046 mole), anhydrous potassium carbonate (11.7g, 0.093 mole), epichlorohydrin (50ml) and dry acetone (50ml) was stirred and boiled under reflux for 6 hours, then cooled and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo and the residual brown oil dissolved in ether, washed with water and dried (magnesium sulphate). Removal of the solvent gave 7-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylchroman as a pale brown solid (13.56g, 95%), m.p. 82-85°, after crystallisation from ethanol.

Workup

  1. temperatureunder reflux for 6 hours
  2. temperaturecooled
  3. filtrationfiltered
  4. customThe filtrate was evaporated in vacuo
  5. dissolutionthe residual brown oil dissolved in ether
  6. washwashed with water
  7. dry with materialdried (magnesium sulphate)
  8. customRemoval of the solvent

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0e69bd3e87c64adabc4c1344f29b0f7c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_01
Patent number
US04133883

Reaction notes

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