3-(2-Ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)propenoic acid methyl ester → 3-(2-Ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid

HRID 2240778Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2240778 reaction equation
C[O:2][C:3](=[O:17])[CH:4]=[CH:5][C:6]1[C:11]([CH3:12])=[CH:10][C:9]([CH:13]=[O:14])=[CH:8][C:7]=1[CH2:15][CH3:16]>CO.[OH-].[Na+]>[CH2:15]([C:7]1[CH:8]=[C:9]([CH:13]=[O:14])[CH:10]=[C:11]([CH3:12])[C:6]=1[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]([OH:17])=[O:2])[CH3:16]

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 765393103-(2-Ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)propenoic acid methyl ester

Product 1

HCID 765393093-(2-Ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-acrylic acidYield 75.4%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 887MethanolSolventHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideSolvent

Procedure

A suspension of 3-(2-ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester (5.93 g, 25.53 mmol) in methanol (140 mL) and 2 N aq. NaOH (45 mL) is stirred at rt for 1 h. The methanol is evaporated and the aq. solution is extracted twice with DCM. The aq. layer is acidified with 37% aq. HCl. The precipitate that forms is collected, washed with water and dried. The product is further purified by recrystallisation from EA (100 mL) to give 3-(2-ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid (4.2 g) as yellow crystals; LC-MS: tR=0.87 min.

Workup

  1. customThe methanol is evaporated
  2. extractionthe aq. solution is extracted twice with DCM
  3. customThe precipitate that forms is collected
  4. washwashed with water
  5. customdried
  6. customThe product is further purified by recrystallisation from EA (100 mL)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a8e85e330f9142d9933005d20b2afa0d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_05
Patent number
US07723378B2

Reaction notes

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