Pivalaldehyde → 2,2-Dimethyl-3-heptanol

Temperature

-65 °C

20 g (0.232 mol) of pivaldehyde dissolved in 600 mL of THF was added to a 2 L 3-neck round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar, thermometer and rubber stopper. The vessel was maintained under N2. The reaction mixture was cooled to −65° C. in a dry ice/acetone bath. 112 mL (0.279 mmol) of a 2.5 M BuLi solution in hexane was slowly added in 5 mL portions with a 20 mL glass syringe, maintaining the temperature below −55° C. The reaction was stirred at −60° C. for one hour, then allowed to warm to −5° C. over one hour. The reaction was cooled again to −60° C. and slowly quenched with NH4Cl/H2O solution, maintaining the temperature below −50° C. 100 mL of water were added and the reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature. The THF was removed on a rotary evaporator with a bath temperature of 25° C. until an oil was observed. The product was extracted with ethyl ether, and the ether was dried and evaporated carefully to yield 31.0 g of 2,2-dimethyl-heptan-3-ol that was used directly in a subsequent oxidation reaction. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ (ppm): 3.2 (m, 1H), 1.2-1.7 (m, 3H), 0.93 (m, 3H), 0.89 (s, 9H).

1. additionwas added to a 2 L 3-neck round bottom flask
2. customequipped with a magnetic stir bar
3. temperatureThe vessel was maintained under N2
4. temperaturemaintaining the temperature below −55° C
5. temperatureto warm to −5° C. over one hour
6. temperatureThe reaction was cooled again to −60° C.
7. customslowly quenched with NH4Cl/H2O solution
8. temperaturemaintaining the temperature below −50° C
9. addition100 mL of water were added
10. temperatureto warm to room temperature
11. customThe THF was removed on a rotary evaporator with a bath temperature of 25° C. until an oil
12. extractionThe product was extracted with ethyl ether
13. dry with materialthe ether was dried
14. customevaporated carefully

ORD record

ord-9c6b7265041b4ca9b960f6ec0a328c40

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2013_09

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08524948B2