Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 8-Methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylate

HRID 323400Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 323400 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

7

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

  1. temperatureHeat to reflux
  2. temperaturecool in an ice bath
  3. extractionextract three times with ethyl acetate
  4. extractionextract with brine
  5. dry with materialDry over MgSO4
  6. filtrationfilter
  7. concentrationconcentrate in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-db8b48fd38f74a94880830bb71bbb71c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_04
Patent number
US06211199B1

Reaction notes

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