Ethanol → Ethyl 5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzoate

HRID 2180158Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2180158 reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[C:6]([C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8])[C:5]([OH:11])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH2:12](O)[CH3:13]>S(=O)(=O)(O)O>[CH2:12]([O:8][C:7](=[O:9])[C:6]1[CH:10]=[C:2]([F:1])[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]=1[OH:11])[CH3:13]

Participants

4

Conditions

Temperature
90 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 5-fluorosalicylic acid (50 g) in absolute ethanol (500 ml), concentrated sulfuric acid (10 ml) was cautiously added. The solution was heated at 90° C. for 72 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo, and the viscous residue was made basic (final pH=9) by portionwise addition of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The solution was then extracted with three 200 ml portions of methylene chloride. The combined organic extracts were dried (anhydrous sodium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound (quantitative yield) as a viscous colorless oil.

Workup

  1. customThe solvent was removed in vacuo
  2. additionby portionwise addition of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate
  3. extractionThe solution was then extracted with three 200 ml portions of methylene chloride
  4. dry with materialThe combined organic extracts were dried (anhydrous sodium sulfate)
  5. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-583f8b9011bc49febf7b6d594317f3c1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2005_05
Patent number
US06887905B2

Reaction notes

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