Ethanol → 3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoic acid

HRID 2397293Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2397293 reaction equation
C(O)C.[OH-].[Na+].[CH3:6][C:7]([CH:14]=[CH:15][CH2:16][CH:17]([CH3:24])[CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH:21]([CH3:23])[CH3:22])=[CH:8][C:9]([O:11]CC)=[O:10]>O>[CH3:6][C:7]([CH:14]=[CH:15][CH2:16][CH:17]([CH3:24])[CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH:21]([CH3:23])[CH3:22])=[CH:8][C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 702EthanolHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 38759Ethyl 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate

Product 1

HCID 1037233,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoic acidYield 58%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

To 350 ml. of ethanol, 105 ml. of water and 70 ml. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide is added 46.5 g. of ethyl 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate (40% cis, trans and 60% trans,trans). The mixture is refluxed for about 19 hours. After cooling, ethanol is removed under reduced pressure and water added followed by extraction with ether to yield 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoic acid containing about 58% trans,trans isomer. Conversion of the thus-obtained acid to the benzylisothiouronium salt recrystallized from aqueous methanol, and regeneration of the acid with ether-aqueous hydrochloric acid provides crystalline trans,trans 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoic acid.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture is refluxed for about 19 hours
  2. temperatureAfter cooling
  3. customethanol is removed under reduced pressure and water
  4. additionadded
  5. extractionfollowed by extraction with ether

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8e64458765e14dcea5cb716abb1b7486
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_05
Patent number
US04021461

Reaction notes

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