Ethyl bromoacetate → Ethyl (4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)acetate

HRID 256612Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 256612 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]1[C:9]([OH:10])=[C:8]([C:11]([CH3:13])=[O:12])[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=1[OH:14].Br[CH2:16][C:17]([O:19][CH2:20][CH3:21])=[O:18].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>C(C(C)=O)C>[C:11]([C:8]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([O:14][CH2:16][C:17]([O:19][CH2:20][CH3:21])=[O:18])=[C:4]([CH2:3][CH2:2][CH3:1])[C:9]=1[OH:10])(=[O:12])[CH3:13]

Participants

5

Procedure

A mixture of 3 g of 2,4-dihydroxy-3-propylacetophenone, 2.5 g of ethyl bromoacetate, 2.3 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate, and 30 ml of methyl ethyl ketone was refluxed for 5 hours. Then, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and after addition of 50 ml of toluene, the mixture was washed with water, a diluted aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and water successively, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue thus formed was recrystallized from a mixture of toluene and n-hexane to provide 2.8 g of ethyl (4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)acetate (melting point: 66° to 66.5° C.).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas refluxed for 5 hours
  2. customThen, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure
  3. additionafter addition of 50 ml of toluene
  4. washthe mixture was washed with water
  5. dry with materiala diluted aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and water successively, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  6. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  7. customThe residue thus formed
  8. customwas recrystallized from a mixture of toluene and n-hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2b93021c394c47be8c632a647736abd9
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1993_11
Patent number
US05258395

Reaction notes

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