Ethanol → Ethyl 4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate

HRID 602220Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 602220 reaction equation
S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[OH:6][C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]([OH:17])=[O:16])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1.[CH2:18](O)[CH3:19]>>[OH:6][C:7]1[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]([CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]([O:17][CH2:18][CH3:19])=[O:16])=[CH:11][CH:12]=1

Participants

4

Procedure

Sulfuric acid (230 g) was dropped under stirring for 10 minutes to an ethanol solution (1500 mL) of 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid (1150 g), and refluxed successively for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated and the obtained concentrated solution was poured into water (1,000 mL) and stirred with addition of ethyl acetate. After separation of the solution, an ethyl acetate layer was neutralized with an aqueous solution of a saturated sodium carbonate, washed with a small amount of water and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Ethyl acetate and unreactcd ingredients were distilled off from the ethyl acetate layer to obtain concentrates (1,400 g). The concentrates were purified by distillation under a reduced pressure to obtain ethyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (1,144 g). The boiling point was 160° C./4.0 hPa.

Workup

  1. temperaturerefluxed successively for 5 hours
  2. concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated
  3. additionthe obtained concentrated solution was poured into water (1,000 mL)
  4. customAfter separation of the solution
  5. washwashed with a small amount of water
  6. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  7. distillationEthyl acetate and unreactcd ingredients were distilled off from the ethyl acetate layer
  8. customto obtain concentrates (1,400 g)
  9. distillationThe concentrates were purified by distillation under a reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-4aab69c2434b441a8d3d19dc38fec6f6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_03
Patent number
USRE042221E1

Reaction notes

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