Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Methyl-4-(1-methyl-cyclopropyl)-benzoic acid

HRID 41911Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 41911 reaction equation
C[O:2][C:3](=[O:15])[C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C:10]2([CH3:13])[CH2:12][CH2:11]2)=[CH:6][C:5]=1[CH3:14].CO.[OH-].[Na+].Cl>O>[CH3:14][C:5]1[CH:6]=[C:7]([C:10]2([CH3:13])[CH2:12][CH2:11]2)[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:4]=1[C:3]([OH:15])=[O:2]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 887MethanolHCID 14798Sodium HydroxideHCID 592165062-Methyl-4-(1-methyl-cyclopropyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester

Product 1

HCID 592164362-Methyl-4-(1-methyl-cyclopropyl)-benzoic acidYield 85.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
80 °C

Procedure

2-Methyl-4-(1-methyl-cyclopropyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (2.75 g, 13.46 mmol) was treated with methanol and 5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (20.46 ml, 102.32 mmol). This solution was heated to 80° C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated until methanol was evaporated. A white solid was obtained. The solid was dissolved in 50 ml water under heating then cooled with an ice bath; acidified with 10 ml conc. hydrochloric acid. A white precipitate was formed; filtered; washed with water; dried under high vacuum over night to yield 2-Methyl-4-(1-methyl-cyclopropyl)-benzoic acid (2.18 g, 11.46 mmol) MS (ESI) 189.1 (M−H)−

Workup

  1. concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated until methanol
  2. customwas evaporated
  3. customA white solid was obtained
  4. temperatureunder heating
  5. temperaturethen cooled with an ice bath
  6. customA white precipitate was formed
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. washwashed with water
  9. customdried under high vacuum over night

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-feaa4774383b457f974f91b5b3af3c4a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_09
Patent number
US08536166B2

Reaction notes

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