Methanol → Methyl 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzoate

HRID 602020Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 602020 reaction equation
C([O:8][C:9]1[C:16]([F:17])=[CH:15][C:12]([C:13]#N)=[CH:11][C:10]=1[F:18])C1C=CC=CC=1.S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[CH3:24][OH:25].[OH2:26]>>[F:18][C:10]1[CH:11]=[C:12]([CH:15]=[C:16]([F:17])[C:9]=1[OH:8])[C:13]([O:25][CH3:24])=[O:26]

Participants

5

Reactant 4

HCID 887MethanolHCID 962WaterHCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 574457224-Benzyloxy-3,5-difluorobenzonitrile

Product 1

HCID 53847253Methyl 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzoate

Procedure

4-Benzyloxy-3,5-difluorobenzonitrile and 15 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid were added to 100 ml of methanol and the mixture was heated under reflux for 5 days. Then, water was added to the reaction mixture and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to obtain 4.5 g of methyl 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzoate represented by the formula:

Workup

  1. temperaturethe mixture was heated
  2. temperatureunder reflux for 5 days
  3. extractionthe mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate
  4. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate
  5. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2c973720dd154a42bdb4037a1ae8f35c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_03
Patent number
US07902400B2

Reaction notes

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