Potassium Hydroxide → 2-Carboxy-2-(4-methoxybenzylthio)indan

HRID 22508Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 22508 reaction equation
[C:1]([C:5]1([S:14][CH2:15][C:16]2[CH:21]=[CH:20][C:19]([O:22][CH3:23])=[CH:18][CH:17]=2)[CH2:13][C:12]2[C:7](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[CH2:6]1)([O:3]C)=[O:2].[OH-].[K+]>C(O)C.O.O1CCCC1>[C:1]([C:5]1([S:14][CH2:15][C:16]2[CH:21]=[CH:20][C:19]([O:22][CH3:23])=[CH:18][CH:17]=2)[CH2:6][C:7]2[C:12](=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)[CH2:13]1)([OH:3])=[O:2]

Participants

6

Reactant 2

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 152807342-(Carbomethoxy)-2-(4-methoxybenzylthio)indan

Product 1

HCID 152807352-Carboxy-2-(4-methoxybenzylthio)indanYield 43%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 702EthanolSolventHCID 962WaterSolventHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

Dissolve 2-(carbomethoxy)-2-(4-methoxybenzylthio)indan (2.20 g, 3.55 mmol) in 95% ethanol (25 mL), water (12 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (15 mL). Treat with potassium hydroxide (1.3 g, 23 mmol) and stir at room temperature for 1 hour. Filter and evaporate the solvent in vacuo. Partition between water (125 mL) and ether (75 mL). Separate the aqueous phase and acidify with cold concentrated hydrochloric acid. Extract with methylene chloride (75 mL), dry (Na2SO4) and evaporate the solvent in vacuo. Purify by silica gel chromatography (2:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) to give 2-carboxy-2-(4-methoxybenzylthio)indan as a yellow solid (0.48 g).

Workup

  1. filtrationFilter
  2. customevaporate the solvent in vacuo
  3. customPartition between water (125 mL) and ether (75 mL)
  4. customSeparate the aqueous phase
  5. extractionExtract with methylene chloride (75 mL)
  6. dry with materialdry (Na2SO4)
  7. customevaporate the solvent in vacuo
  8. customPurify by silica gel chromatography (2:1 hexane/ethyl acetate)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b4fcf6006dce4079879f161b35cab0f2
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1995_06
Patent number
US05428158

Reaction notes

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