3-Methyl-8-methylidene-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydroazulen-6-ol → 3-Methyl-8-methylidene-2,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydroazulen-6(1H)-one

HRID 597338Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 597338 reaction equation
[OH:1][CH:2]1[CH2:11][CH2:10][C:9]2[CH:5]([CH2:6][CH2:7][C:8]=2[CH3:12])[C:4](=[CH2:13])[CH2:3]1.CC(C)=O.OS(O)(=O)=O.O=[Cr](=O)=O>CC(C)=O>[CH3:12][C:8]1[CH2:7][CH2:6][CH:5]2[C:9]=1[CH2:10][CH2:11][C:2](=[O:1])[CH2:3][C:4]2=[CH2:13]

Participants

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Procedure

A solution, cooled to -10°, of 26.7 g of 6-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-methylen-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroazulene in 1500 ml of acetone was treated dropwise within 30 minutes with 65 ml of Jones reagent (172 mM CrO3). The mixture was poured on to excess ice-cold bicarbonate solution and exhaustively extracted with ether. The organic phase was washed with bicarbonate solution and water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product which was obtained in the form of a yellow oil, was fractionated under reduced presdure and yielded 20.5 g (yield 77%) of pure 1-methyl-4-methylen-6-oxo-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroazulene; b.p.0.005 62°-65°; IR(film)νmax = 3090, 1708, 1640, 1450/38, 1345, 1322, 1305, 1262, 1240, 1195, 1140, 1108, 950, 900, 800 cm-1. The compound has a herb-like, camphorous, terpin oil-like odour.

Workup

  1. additionThe mixture was poured on to excess ice-cold bicarbonate solution
  2. extractionexhaustively extracted with ether
  3. washThe organic phase was washed with bicarbonate solution and water
  4. dry with materialdried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate
  5. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  6. customThe crude product which was obtained in the form of a yellow oil

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bc2d8187918c42e0913898273a643404
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_03
Patent number
US04013726

Reaction notes

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