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

HRID 2395988Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2395988 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 for1 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 bysilica gel chromatography (2:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) to give 2-carboxy-2-(4-methoxybenzylthio)indan as a yellow solid (0.48 g, 43%).

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

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7f5a1c3fc9a54070a8db5690dfc42a05
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1996_02
Patent number
US05491141

Reaction notes

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