Citric Acid → 4-[(3-Chlorophenoxy)methyl]benzoic acid

HRID 401668Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 401668 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)[O:5][CH2:6][C:7]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:10]([C:11]([O:13]C)=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1.[Li+].[OH-].C(O)(=O)CC(CC(O)=O)(C(O)=O)O>C1COCC1.CO.O>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)[O:5][CH2:6][C:7]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:10]([C:11]([OH:13])=[O:12])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 311Citric AcidHCID 3939Lithium HydroxideHCID 40591799Methyl 4-[(3-chlorophenoxy)methyl]benzoate

Product 1

HCID 5846604-[(3-Chlorophenoxy)methyl]benzoic acid

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 21892291Methanol tetrahydrofuran waterSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of compound 35c (340 mg, 1.18 mmol) and LiOH (114 mg, 4.74 mmol) in THF/MeOH/H2O (3/3/3 mL) was stirred for 4 h. A 15% citric acid solution (10 mL) was added. The mixture was then extracted with EtOAc (3×). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resultant residue, compound 35d (230 mg) was dried under reduced pressure for 18 h and used without further purification.

Workup

  1. extractionThe mixture was then extracted with EtOAc (3×)
  2. washThe combined organic extracts were washed with brine
  3. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
  4. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  5. dry with materialThe resultant residue, compound 35d (230 mg) was dried under reduced pressure for 18 h
  6. customused without further purification

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3f2c83d204504b2c86295e9eb8c4334f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_06
Patent number
US08741887B2

Reaction notes

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