Benzoic Acid → (+)-2-Octanol

HRID 551734Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 551734 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C@H:2]([OH:9])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8].C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1.[C:29](O)(=[O:36])[C:30]1[CH:35]=[CH:34][CH:33]=[CH:32][CH:31]=1.C(OC(N=NC(OC(C)C)=O)=O)(C)C.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>C1COCC1.O>[C:29]([O:9][C@@H:2]([CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8])[CH3:1])(=[O:36])[C:30]1[CH:35]=[CH:34][CH:33]=[CH:32][CH:31]=1.[CH3:1][C@H:2]([OH:9])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8]

Participants

8

Procedure

After (S)-2-octanol (300 mg, 2.30 mmol), triphenylphosphine (728 mg, 2.76 mmol), benzoic acid (338 mg, 2.76 mmol), and THF (12 ml) were added to a 50 ml flask, a 40% azodicarboxylic acid diisopropyl ester-toluene solution (1.45 ml, 2.76 mmol) dissolved in THF (6 ml) was added dropwise thereto at 20° C., and the reaction was allowed to proceed for two hours. Water (0.5 mL) was added, and concentration was carried out. Then, water (10 ml) was added to the solution, and extraction was carried out using diethyl ether (10 ml, ×2). Then, the organic layer was washed with water (10 ml) and saturated salt water (10 ml), and dehumidified with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Subsequently, a crude product obtained by concentration was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate-hexane solution) to give (R)-2-benzoyloxyoctane as a colorless liquid substance (503 mg, yield: 93%/(S)-2-octanol).

Workup

  1. additionwas added dropwise
  2. customat 20° C.
  3. concentrationconcentration
  4. additionThen, water (10 ml) was added to the solution, and extraction
  5. washThen, the organic layer was washed with water (10 ml) and saturated salt water (10 ml)
  6. customSubsequently, a crude product obtained by concentration
  7. customwas purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate-hexane solution)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-85aa0ecba213448ba575dfefdc4c6356
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_05
Patent number
US07947816B2

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