Potassium Hydroxide → 3-Chloro-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methylphenol

HRID 582351Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 582351 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([O:13]C(=O)C2C=CC=CC=2)[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:12])[C:7]=1[O:8][CH2:9][O:10][CH3:11].[OH-].[K+]>CO>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([OH:13])[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:12])[C:7]=1[O:8][CH2:9][O:10][CH3:11]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 185046333-Chloro-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methyl-1-benzoyloxybenzene

Product 1

HCID 185045733-Chloro-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methylphenolYield 101.3%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 887MethanolSolvent

Procedure

Then, 26 g of 3-chloro-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methyl-1-benzoyloxybenzene was dissolved in 200 ml of methanol, and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, while adding dropwise 60 ml of 10% aqueous potassium hydroxide solution. After completion of the reaction, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue was added to 150 ml of water, neutralized with 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution, and extracted with 200 ml of diethyl ether. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and the residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography, which afforded 17.4 g of 3-chloro-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methylphenol (96% yield).

Workup

  1. customAfter completion of the reaction
  2. customthe solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure
  3. additionThe residue was added to 150 ml of water
  4. extractionextracted with 200 ml of diethyl ether
  5. customThe solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ef3a8abb5d2c40459dd78b0d4740ab73
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_07
Patent number
US05922880

Reaction notes

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