Sodium Hydroxide → Benzenepropanoic acid

HRID 2264780Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2264780 reaction equation
C[O:2][C:3](=[O:27])[CH2:4][CH:5](C1C=C(Br)C=CC=1OCC1C=CC=CC=1)[C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1.[OH-].[Na+]>C(O)C>[C:6]1([CH2:5][CH2:4][C:3]([OH:27])=[O:2])[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 21476697Methyl 3-(2-(benzyloxy)-5-bromophenyl)-3-phenylpropanoate

Product 1

HCID 107Benzenepropanoic acid

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

A solution of (±)-3-(2-benzyloxy-5-bromophenyl)-3-phenyl-propionic acid methyl ester (0.391 g, 0.92 mmol) in ethanol (5 ml) was treated at 50° C. with excess aqueous sodium hydroxide solution until the milky emulsion became clear. The reaction mixture was then acidified (pH 3), evaporated and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extract was evaporated and the remaining oil was redissolved in a minimum of boiling ethanol. The precipitation formed after 18 hrs at 4° C. was filtered off and dried in vacuo to yield 0.27 g (71.4%) of (±)-3-(2-Benzyloxy)-5-bromophenyl)-3-phenylpropionic acid, colourless crystals, m.p. 124.9° C.; tlc: (1) 0.15 (starting material methyl ester 0.75); NMR (CDCl3): 39.15, 40.26, 70.25, 113.21, 113.90, 126.62, 127.27, 127.98, 128.17, 128.47, 128.54, 130.46, 130.68, 134.34, 136.45, 142.16, 154.95, 177.65. LC-MS: 412/410 (14/11%, M+·), 394/392 (15/13%), 321/319 (17/22%), 304/302 (17/21%), 259 (24%), 194 (22%), 178 (21%), 167 (65%), 152 (49%), 92 (100%). IR (KBr): 3434, 3030, 1708, 1485, 1452, 1403, 1289, 1243, 1126, 1018, 804, 735, 698, 649. Calculated for C22H19BrO3 (mol-wgt. 411.30): C 64.25%, H 4.66%, Br 19.43%, O 11.67%; found: C 63.72%, H 4.70%, Br 19.75%, O 11.80%.

Workup

  1. customevaporated
  2. extractionextracted with dichloromethane
  3. extractionThe organic extract
  4. customwas evaporated
  5. dissolutionthe remaining oil was redissolved in a minimum of boiling ethanol
  6. customThe precipitation
  7. customformed after 18 hrs at 4° C.
  8. filtrationwas filtered off
  9. customdried in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bca7bb231c2e468bbaf79069f4c2fe2f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_12
Patent number
US07855230B2

Reaction notes

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