Diethyl Ether → (2S)-2-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]oxirane

HRID 362940Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 362940 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C@H:15]([OH:18])[CH2:16]Br)=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[OH-].[K+].C(OCC)C>CO.O1CCCC1.O>[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C@H:15]2[CH2:16][O:18]2)=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherHCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 11716484(S)-1-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-2-bromoethanol

Product 1

HCID 22849959(2S)-2-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]oxiraneYield 67.9%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 887MethanolSolventHCID 962WaterSolventHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

2.8 g of (S)-1-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-2-bromoethanol was dissolved in a mixed solvent of 20 ml of methanol and 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran. To the solution was added a solution of 0.8 g of potassium hydroxide dissolved in 4 ml of water, with ice cooling. The mixture was stirred for 5 minutes at the same temperature and further for 10 minutes at room temperature. The reaction mixture was added to a mixture of 50 ml of diethyl ether and 50 ml of ice water. The organic layer was separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with 25 ml of diethyl ether. The extract was combined with the previously separated organic layer. The combined organic layer was washed with water and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution in this order, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure to obtain 1.4 g of (S)-2-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)oxirane.

Workup

  1. customThe organic layer was separated
  2. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with 25 ml of diethyl ether
  3. washThe combined organic layer was washed with water
  4. dry with materiala saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution in this order, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  5. customThe solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-eac33ba7a511439393a96af1098af63a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_02
Patent number
US05872117

Reaction notes

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