Acetone → HCID 58481591, compound

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of (4-fluoro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)furan-2-ylmethanol (6 g, 27 mmol), acetone (150 ml), water (24 ml) and orthophosphoric acid (0.6 ml) is heated under microwave conditions at 120° C. for 50 minutes. The organic solvent is evaporated under vacuo, diluted with water (150 ml) and extracted with ethylacetate (3×100 ml). The combined organic extracts are combined, washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and the filtrate is concentrated in vacuo. The residue is purified by column chromatography on silica gel to give 5-(4-fluoro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy cyclopent-2-enone (3 g).

Provenance & Evidence