Cyclohexyl propionate → 2-Ethoxyphenol

HRID 2397162Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2397162 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:3][CH:4]1[CH2:9][CH2:8][CH2:7][CH2:6][C:5]1=[O:10])[CH3:2].C1(OC(=O)CC)CCCCC1.[H][H]>[Pd]>[CH2:1]([O:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=1[OH:10])[CH3:2]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 61375Cyclohexyl propionateHCID 27333302-EthoxycyclohexanoneHCID 178418361HCID 178418361, compound

Product 1

HCID 667552-Ethoxyphenol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 23938PalladiumCatalyst

Procedure

A solution of 10 gm. 2-ethoxycyclohexanone in 100 ml. cyclohexylpropionate was refluxed over 400 mg. of palladium on carbon until approximately 75% hydrogen had evolved. The catalyst was removed by filtration. o-Ethoxyphenol was obtained in high yield.

Workup

  1. customThe catalyst was removed by filtration

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ad816e343790465597da09816c05f9c1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_05
Patent number
USRE029200

Reaction notes

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