2-[(3-Methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]benzoic acid → {2-[(3-Methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]phenyl}methanol

HRID 380350Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 380350 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([S:9][C:10]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:11]=2[C:12](O)=[O:13])[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=1.[H-].COCCO[Al+]OCCOC.[Na+].[H-]>>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([S:9][C:10]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:11]=2[CH2:12][OH:13])[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=1

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 131540002-[(3-Methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]benzoic acidHCID 21584525Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminiumhydride

Product 1

HCID 14740138{2-[(3-Methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]phenyl}methanolYield 87.6%

Procedure

2-(3-Methoxyphenylsulfanyl)benzoic acid was reduced with sodium bis-(methoxyethyoxy)-aluminum hydride to provide in 87.6% yield 2-(3-methoxyphenylsulfanyl)benzyl alcohol. This compound was without purification treated with thionyl chloride to provide in 91.0% yield 2-(3-methoxyphenylsulfanyl)benzyl chloride which treated with sodium cyanide provided nearly quantitatively 2-(3-methoxyphenylsulfanyl)phenylacetonitrile. Alkaline hydrolysis of this crude nitrile provided after work-up 65.1% yield of 2-(3-methoxyphenylsulfanyl)phenylacetic acid, m.p. 63-65° C. Corresponding 4-(4-hydroxyphenylsulfanyl)phenylacetic acid, m.p. 163-165° C., was obtained in 76.5% yield. For C14H12O3S (260.3) calculated: 64.60% C, 4.65% H, 12.32% S; found: 64.30% C, 4.85% H, 12.10% S. This acid was esterified with methanol in the presence of sulfuric acid to give the required ester in 78.9% yield, m.p. 54-56° C. For C15H14O3S (274.3) calculated: 65.69% C, 5.15% H, 11.67% S; found: 64.79% C, 5.25% H, 11.45% S. 1H NMR spectrum (CDCl3): H(O) 5.60 bs; CH2 3.85 s; aromatic H on the phenolic nucleus: H(2) 6.54 dd, J=1.6, 2.5 Hz; H(5) 7.08 dd, J=7.9, 8.2 Hz; H(6) 6.72 ddd, J=1.0, 1.6, 7.9 Hz.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b99fc8b7dcc448848c06d1a00f6e3d55
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_10
Patent number
US06303612B1

Reaction notes

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