Acetic Acid → Methyl 4-(4-acetyl-8-hydroxytridecyl)benzoate

HRID 46978Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 46978 reaction equation
[N+](=C)=[N-].[C:4]([CH:7]([CH2:20][CH2:21][CH2:22][CH:23]([OH:29])[CH2:24][CH2:25][CH2:26][CH2:27][CH3:28])[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][C:11]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][C:14]([C:15]([OH:17])=[O:16])=[CH:13][CH:12]=1)(=[O:6])[CH3:5].[C:30](O)(=O)C>CCOCC>[C:4]([CH:7]([CH2:20][CH2:21][CH2:22][CH:23]([OH:29])[CH2:24][CH2:25][CH2:26][CH2:27][CH3:28])[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][C:11]1[CH:12]=[CH:13][C:14]([C:15]([O:17][CH3:30])=[O:16])=[CH:18][CH:19]=1)(=[O:6])[CH3:5]

Participants

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Reactant 3

HCID 176Acetic AcidHCID 9550DiazomethaneHCID 203860504-(4-Acetyl-8-hydroxytridecyl)benzoic acid

Product 1

HCID 20386072Methyl 4-(4-acetyl-8-hydroxytridecyl)benzoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent2×

Procedure

A solution of diazomethane (approximately 2.5 g., 0.06 mole) in ether (100 ml.) is mixed with a solution of 4-(4-acetyl-8-hydroxytridecyl)benzoic acid (10.8 g., 0.03 mole) in ether (50 ml.). The resulting solution is allowed to stand 4 hours at room temperature. Acetic acid is then added to destroy the excess diazomethane and the solution is washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution and water and dried over sodium sulfate. Evaporation of volatile materials at reduced pressure yields methyl 4-(4-acetyl-8-hydroxytridecyl)benzoate, a colorless viscous oil.

Workup

  1. customto destroy the excess diazomethane
  2. washthe solution is washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution and water
  3. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  4. customEvaporation of volatile materials at reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3b6ea60ff94e47108a5829ff251a0995
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_11
Patent number
US04175203

Reaction notes

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