Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,1,4,4,6-pentamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene

HRID 35754Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 35754 reaction equation
[H-].[Al+3].[Li+].[H-].[H-].[H-].[C:7]([CH2:10][C@H:11]1[C:20]([CH3:22])([CH3:21])[C:19]2[C:14](=[CH:15][CH:16]=[C:17]([CH3:23])[CH:18]=2)[C:13]([CH3:25])([CH3:24])[CH2:12]1)(O)=[O:8].Cl>O1CCCC1>[OH:8][CH2:7][CH2:10][C@H:11]1[C:20]([CH3:21])([CH3:22])[C:19]2[C:14](=[CH:15][CH:16]=[C:17]([CH3:23])[CH:18]=2)[C:13]([CH3:25])([CH3:24])[CH2:12]1

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
60 °C

Procedure

A suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (16.8 g; 0.442 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) was heated up to 60° C., a solution of (S)-3-carboxymethyl-1,1,4,4,6-pentamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronapthalene ([α]546 +25.3° (C=1 in benzene)) (76.4 g; 0.294 mol) in tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise thereto. The resultant mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, treated with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with toluene (200 ml). The extract was washed with dilute hydrochloric acid, saturated sodium carbonate solution and saturated sodium chloride solution in order, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to give (S)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,1,4,4,6-pentamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (70.5 g; 0.28 mol; 97.5%). [α]546 -8.1° (C=0.62 in ethanol).

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
  2. extractionextracted with toluene (200 ml)
  3. washThe extract was washed with dilute hydrochloric acid, saturated sodium carbonate solution and saturated sodium chloride solution in order
  4. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
  5. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-945723e99cc348399505be19fe20a94b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_08
Patent number
US04767882

Reaction notes

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