Sodium Carbonate → 2-Nitro-5-phenoxy-phenyl-methanol

HRID 502881Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 502881 reaction equation
[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([O:12][C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=2)=[CH:8][C:5]=1[CH:6]=[O:7])([O-:3])=[O:2].[BH4-].[Na+].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]>CO>[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([O:12][C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=2)=[CH:8][C:5]=1[CH2:6][OH:7])([O-:3])=[O:2]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

2-nitro-5-phenoxy-benzaldehyde (2.0 g, 8.22 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (20 mL) and cooled with an ice bath to 0° C. Sodium borohydride (0.9 g, 24.66 mmol) was added in 4 portions over 20 minutes and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C. for one hour. A solution of sodium carbonate (10% w/v in water) was added to quench the reaction followed by pouring the crude reaction mixture into a separatory funnel with ethyl acetate. The organic layer washed 3 times with 10% sodium carbonate solution followed by one wash with saturated brine. The phases were separated and the organic layer was dried with sodium sulfate and filtered, and the ethyl acetate was removed under reduced pressure to yield the a white solid.

Workup

  1. customto quench the reaction
  2. additionby pouring the crude
  3. customreaction mixture into a separatory funnel with ethyl acetate
  4. washThe organic layer washed 3 times with 10% sodium carbonate solution
  5. washwash with saturated brine
  6. customThe phases were separated
  7. dry with materialthe organic layer was dried with sodium sulfate
  8. filtrationfiltered
  9. customthe ethyl acetate was removed under reduced pressure
  10. customto yield the a white solid

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d2b9c0e9a92840dbaafdfe74cd869274
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_08
Patent number
US07776882B2

Reaction notes

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