Sodium Hydroxide → 2-(3-(Propan-2-yloxy)phenyl)acetic acid

HRID 400004Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 400004 reaction equation
C([O:4][C:5](=[O:17])[CH2:6][C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[C:9]([O:13][CH:14]([CH3:16])[CH3:15])[CH:8]=1)(C)C.[OH-].[Na+]>C(O)C.O>[CH:14]([O:13][C:9]1[CH:8]=[C:7]([CH2:6][C:5]([OH:17])=[O:4])[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)([CH3:16])[CH3:15]

Participants

4

Procedure

Combine 3-isopropoxy-phenyl-acetic acid isopropyl ester 10.2 g, 43.2 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (2.08 g, 51.8 mmol) in 1/1 ethanol/water (80 mL). Heat to reflux. After 18 hours, remove the ethanol by evaporation in vacuo and acidify to ph=1 using an aqueous solution with 1M hydrochloric acid solution. Extract the aqueous solution 3 times with ethyl acetate. Extract the combined organic layers with water and saturated sodium chloride solution. Dry the organic layer over MgSO4, filter, and evaporate in vacuo to obtain 3-isopropoxy-phenyl-acetic acid.

Workup

  1. temperatureHeat to reflux
  2. customremove the ethanol
  3. customby evaporation in vacuo
  4. extractionExtract the aqueous solution 3 times with ethyl acetate
  5. extractionExtract the combined organic layers with water and saturated sodium chloride solution
  6. dry with materialDry the organic layer over MgSO4
  7. filtrationfilter
  8. customevaporate in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-f357fae1dfcb4253a90be52ad75dbeca
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1998_10
Patent number
US05824690

Reaction notes

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