Hydrochloric Acid → 2'-Fluoro-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylbenzophenone

HRID 568651Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 568651 reaction equation
C[O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[C:5]([O:9][CH3:10])[C:4]=1[CH3:11].[F:12][C:13]1[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][C:14]=1[C:15](Cl)=[O:16].[Al+3].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].Cl>ClC(Cl)C>[F:12][C:13]1[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][C:14]=1[C:15](=[O:16])[C:8]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([O:9][CH3:10])=[C:4]([CH3:11])[C:3]=1[OH:2]

Participants

6

Conditions

Temperature
5 °C

Procedure

2,6-dimethoxytoluene (20.0 g) and o-fluorobenzoyl chloride (19.8 g) are dissolved in 250 ml of dichloroethane and chilled to 5° C. AlCl3 is added portiowise and when the addition is complete the reaction mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature over 30 minutes, then refluxed 30 minutes. It is then poured into 5% HCl and allowed to stand undisturbed 18 hours. Extraction with ether, followed by drying and concentration, gives crystalline material that is washed with hexane to give 2'-fluoro-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylbenzophenone, mp 118°-120° C.

Workup

  1. additionwhen the addition
  2. temperatureto warm to room temperature over 30 minutes
  3. temperaturerefluxed 30 minutes
  4. extractionExtraction with ether
  5. customby drying
  6. concentrationconcentration
  7. customgives crystalline material that
  8. washis washed with hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-f624b7e8cba046449b64dcc4643915f7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_03
Patent number
US04728662

Reaction notes

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