Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 8-Methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylate
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH:10]=[C:11]([OH:14])[C:12]=1[OH:13])[C:6]([O:8][CH3:9])=[O:7].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].Br[CH:22](Br)[CH3:23].Cl>CC(C)=O.O>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH:10]=[C:11]2[O:14][CH2:23][CH2:22][O:13][C:12]=12)[C:6]([O:8][CH3:9])=[O:7]Participants
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Procedure
Combine methyl 3-methoxy-4,5-dihydroxybenzoate (0.5 g, 2.5 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.74 g, 12.65 mmol) in acetone (25 mL). Add dibromoethane (2.37 g, 12.65 mmol). Heat to reflux. After 24 hours, cool in an ice bath, acidify with a 1 M aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (35 mL), add water (25 mL), and extract three times with ethyl acetate. Combine the organic layers and extract with brine. Dry over MgSO4, filter, and concentrate in vacuo to give methyl 3-methoxy-4,5-ethylenedioxybenzoate.
Workup
- temperatureHeat to reflux
- temperaturecool in an ice bath
- extractionextract three times with ethyl acetate
- extractionextract with brine
- dry with materialDry over MgSO4
- filtrationfilter
- concentrationconcentrate in vacuo
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-db8b48fd38f74a94880830bb71bbb71c
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2001_04
- Patent number
- US06211199B1
Reaction notes
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