Pyridine → Methyl 2-methyl-2-phenylpropanoate

HRID 2378337Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2378337 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]([C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1)([CH3:5])[CH2:3][OH:4].N1C=CC=CC=1.[C:18](OC(=O)C)(=[O:20])C.C(OCC)(=O)C>O>[CH3:5][C:2]([C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1)([CH3:1])[C:3]([O:20][CH3:18])=[O:4]

Participants

6

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

2-methyl-2-phenyl-propanol (Intermediate 3) (0.5 kg) and pyridine (268 ml) were charged to a reactor and chilled to 0° C. Acetic anhydride (680 gms) was slowly added through a dropper at 10-20° C. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 10-20° C. Ethyl acetate (1.5 ltr) was added and chilled water (2 ltrs) was slowly added through a dropper at 10-20° C. The mixture was stirred for ½ hr. The ethyl acetate layer was separated and 10% chilled dilute HCl was added. The ethyl acetate layer was then washed with sodium bicarbonate until a pH of 7 was obtained. The ethyl acetate layer was dried with sodium sulphate and concentrated under vacuum The resulting oil was distilled under vacuum (15 mm of Hg). at 80-100° C.

Workup

  1. additionwas slowly added through a dropper at 10-20° C
  2. stirringThe mixture was stirred for ½ hr
  3. customThe ethyl acetate layer was separated
  4. temperature10% chilled dilute HCl
  5. additionwas added
  6. washThe ethyl acetate layer was then washed with sodium bicarbonate until a pH of 7
  7. customwas obtained
  8. dry with materialThe ethyl acetate layer was dried with sodium sulphate
  9. concentrationconcentrated under vacuum The resulting oil
  10. distillationwas distilled under vacuum (15 mm of Hg)
  11. customat 80-100° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-69e9b777c088499d932220e153ee4c0f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_12
Patent number
US07470789B2

Reaction notes

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