Acetophenone → Ethyl 3-(4-cyclohexylphenyl)-3-oxopropanoate

HRID 2414751Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2414751 reaction equation
[H-].[Na+].[CH:3]1([C:9]2[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C:15](=[O:17])[CH3:16])=[CH:11][CH:10]=2)[CH2:8][CH2:7][CH2:6][CH2:5][CH2:4]1.[H][H].C(C1C=CC=CC=1)(=O)C.[C:29](=O)([O:33]CC)[O:30][CH2:31][CH3:32]>CCCCCC>[CH2:31]([O:30][C:29](=[O:33])[CH2:16][C:15]([C:12]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([CH:3]2[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8]2)=[CH:14][CH:13]=1)=[O:17])[CH3:32]

Participants

7

Reactant 5

HCID 7410AcetophenoneHCID 7766Diethyl CarbonateHCID 24758Sodium hydrideHCID 877151-(4-Cyclohexylphenyl)ethan-1-oneHCID 178418361HCID 178418361, compound

Product 1

HCID 68884378Ethyl 3-(4-cyclohexylphenyl)-3-oxopropanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8058HexaneSolvent2×

Conditions

Temperature
120 °C

Procedure

A 60% oil dispersion of sodium hydride 21.7 g (0.543 moles) was placed in a three neck 2 L round bottom flask equipped with an addition funnel, nitrogen inlet, magnetic stirrer, heating mantle, thermocouple and condenser. To this was added 1 liter of dry hexane. The resulting suspension was then stirred for 15 minutes, stirring stopped and the solids allowed to settle. The clear supernatant containing the hexane and dissolved oil was then removed via cannula. Diethyl carbonate (1 L) was added to the solids and the suspension was heated to 120° C. To this suspension a solution of 100 g (0.494 moles) of 4′-cyclohexyl acetophenone dissolved in 250 mL of diethyl carbonate was cautiously added dropwise, over 40 minutes. As addition proceeded a reaction initiated, hydrogen was evolved and the color changed to tan. After the acetophenone derivative addition was complete, the mixture was heated for 1 additional hour. The reaction was cooled and was poured into a 2 L separatory funnel. The diethyl carbonate layer was recovered, washed twice with 10% acetic acid solution and dried over MgSO4. The diethyl carbonate solution was then filtered and concentrated on a rotary evaporator followed by pumping under high vacuum at 70° C. for 18 hr. Upon cooling over 24 hrs a colorless solid crystallized. The title compound obtained was used without further purification. Yield 133 g (98%). 1H NMR revealed that the b-keto ester product actually exists as a keto-enol tautomer mixture in solution, with the keto form predominant in the solid.

Workup

  1. customequipped with an addition funnel, nitrogen inlet, magnetic stirrer
  2. temperatureheating mantle
  3. stirringstirring
  4. dissolutiondissolved oil
  5. customwas then removed via cannula
  6. additionDiethyl carbonate (1 L) was added to the solids
  7. additionwas cautiously added dropwise, over 40 minutes
  8. additionAs addition
  9. temperaturethe mixture was heated for 1 additional hour
  10. temperatureThe reaction was cooled
  11. additionwas poured into a 2 L separatory funnel
  12. customThe diethyl carbonate layer was recovered
  13. washwashed twice with 10% acetic acid solution
  14. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
  15. filtrationThe diethyl carbonate solution was then filtered
  16. concentrationconcentrated on a rotary evaporator
  17. waitby pumping under high vacuum at 70° C. for 18 hr
  18. temperatureUpon cooling over 24 hrs a colorless solid
  19. customcrystallized

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b9069c1d34f74b3ca6f5a860569ae4b7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_11
Patent number
US06815447B2

Reaction notes

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