2-Methyl-2-butene → 2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoic Acid

HRID 2230640Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2230640 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][C:12]([F:15])([F:14])[F:13])=[CH:7][C:4]=1[CH:5]=[O:6].CC(=CC)C.O.P([O-])(O)(O)=[O:23].[Na+].Cl([O-])=O.[Na+].[OH-].[Na+]>C(O)(C)(C)C.O.C(OCC)(=O)C.CCCCCC>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][C:12]([F:13])([F:14])[F:15])=[CH:7][C:4]=1[C:5]([OH:23])=[O:6]

Participants

9

Reactant 5

HCID 105532-Methyl-2-buteneHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 516949Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic, MonohydrateHCID 27833642-Methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzaldehydeHCID 23668197Sodium Chlorite

Product 1

HCID 27752862-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzoic Acid

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 6386tert-ButanolSolventHCID 21226206Ethyl acetate hexaneSolvent

Procedure

According to the method of Heterocycles, 16, 2091 (1981), combine 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethoxybenzaldehyde (0.58 g, 2.65 mmol) and 2-methylbut-2-ene (37 mL) in t-butanol (16 mL). Add dropwise a solution of sodium dihydrogen phosphate hydrate (0.92 g) and sodium chlorite (0.42 g, 4.7 mmol) in water (10 mL). After 4 hours, adjust the pH of the reaction mixture to about 8 to 9 using a 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Evaporate the reaction mixture in vacuo at about ambient temperature to remove most of the t-butanol. Add water (40 mL) and extract three times with hexane (10 mL). Adjust the pH of the aqueous layer to about 1 using a 1 M aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and extract five times with diethyl ether. Combine the organic layers, dry over Na2SO4, filter, and evaporate in vacuo to give a residue. Chromatograph the residue on silica gel eluting with 1/1 ethyl acetate/hexane containing 0.5% acetic acid to give 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethoxybenzoic acid: Rf=0.34 (silica gel, 1/1 ethyl acetate/hexane containing 0.5% acetic acid).

Workup

  1. customEvaporate the reaction mixture in vacuo at about ambient temperature
  2. customto remove most of the t-butanol
  3. extractionAdd water (40 mL) and extract three times with hexane (10 mL)
  4. extractionextract five times with diethyl ether
  5. dry with materialdry over Na2SO4
  6. filtrationfilter
  7. customevaporate in vacuo
  8. customto give a residue

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-149426aa98be41acb15c125ae5cf5e72
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2002_07
Patent number
US06423704B1

Reaction notes

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