Methyl iodide → Propionic anhydride

HRID 255395Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 255395 reaction equation
[C:1](OCC)(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[C:8]([I:12])(=[O:11])[CH2:9][CH3:10].C(I)C.C(I)(=[O:18])C.CI>>[C:8]([O:11][C:1](=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3])(=[O:18])[CH2:9][CH3:10].[C:8]([I:12])(=[O:11])[CH2:9][CH3:10]

Participants

7

Reactant 5

HCID 6328Methyl iodideHCID 6340IodoethaneHCID 7749Ethyl PropionateHCID 10483Acetyl iodideHCID 12652484Propanoyl iodide

Product 2

HCID 31263Propionic anhydrideHCID 12652484Propanoyl iodide

Procedure

Examples 1-5 are repeated but using ethyl propionate, propionyl iodide and ethyl iodide in place of methyl acetate, acetyl iodide and methyl iodide, respectively. Propionic anhydride is produced in corresponding manner, with propionyl iodide also being produced in the procedures of runs 2-5.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0030d73e42464639b716c3c3547f2cca
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1987_10
Patent number
US04698187

Reaction notes

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