3,4-Dimethylbenzaldehyde → 1-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)propane

[2-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)ethyl]triphenylphosphonium bromide (99.2 g, 224 inmol) was suspended in tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) and a solution of potassium t-butoxide (25.1 g, 224 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) was added thereto under nitrogen atmosphere over 30 minutes, followed by stirring of the mixture under ice-cooling for 30 minutes. A solution of 3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde (20.2 g, 151 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added thereto over 20 minutes and the mixture was stirred under ice-cooling for 20 minutes. A saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction mixture to separate it. The thus obtained organic phase was separated, washed with water and a saturated aqueous NaCl solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate, 15:1-10:1) to obtain a crude product (29.9 g). 10% Palladium-carbon (3.01 g, 50% hydrous) was added to a solution of the obtained crude product (29.9 g) in methanol (300 mL) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature under hydrogen atmosphere for 2 hours. After the palladium-carbon in the reaction mixture was Celite-filtered, the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate, 10:1) to obtain [1-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)propane (29.6 g, yield: 98%). Water (250 mL) -was added to a solution of the obtained [1-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)]propane (29.6 g, 134.4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (250 mL) and OXONE™ (248 g, 403 mmol) was added thereto with stirring at room temperature over 20 minutes, followed by stirring of the mixture at room temperature for 18 hours. The insolubles were separated by filtration and a 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added thereto to bring the pH to 11. Ether was added thereto to separate it. A 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution was added to an aqueous phase to bring the pH to 2 and ethyl acetate was added thereto to separate it. The thus obtained organic phase was separated, washed with water and a saturated aqueous NaCl solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (26.1 g, yield: 98%).

1. temperaturecooling for 30 minutes
2. waitover 20 minutes
3. stirringthe mixture was stirred under ice-
4. temperaturecooling for 20 minutes
5. customto separate it
6. customThe thus obtained organic phase was separated
7. washwashed with water
8. dry with materiala saturated aqueous NaCl solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
9. filtrationAfter filtration
10. customthe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
11. customthe residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate, 15:1-10:1)
12. customto obtain a crude product (29.9 g)
13. stirringthe mixture was stirred at room temperature under hydrogen atmosphere for 2 hours
14. filtrationAfter the palladium-carbon in the reaction mixture was Celite-filtered
15. customthe filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure
16. customThe residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate, 10:1)

ORD record

ord-26106c4dad454e8c9be69ec58e613126

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2011_03

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07910617B2