Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(3-Methoxypropoxy)-3-methyl-2-pyridinemethanol

HRID 609839Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 609839 reaction equation
[OH-].[Na+].C([O:6][CH2:7][C:8]1[C:13]([CH3:14])=[C:12]([O:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][O:19][CH3:20])[CH:11]=[CH:10][N:9]=1)(=O)C>C(O)C>[OH:6][CH2:7][C:8]1[C:13]([CH3:14])=[C:12]([O:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][O:19][CH3:20])[CH:11]=[CH:10][N:9]=1

Participants

4

Conditions

Temperature
50 °C

Procedure

20 ml of acetic anhydride was added to 760 mg (3.6 mmol) of 4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-2,3-dimethyl-pyridine N-oxide to carry out the reaction at 90° C. for one hour. The reaction mixture was distilled to remove the acetic anhydride, followed by the addition of a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen-carbonate. The obtained mixture was extracted with chloroform. The extract was concentrated to obtain 700 mg of 2-acetoxymethyl-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine as a brown oil. 500 mg of sodium hydroxide and 15 cc of ethanol were added to the 2-acetoxymethyl-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine prepared above. The obtained mixture was stirred at 50° C. for one hour. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was distilled to remove the ethanol, followed by the addition of water. The obtained mixture was extracted with chloroform. The obtained chloroform layer was concentrated to obtain 450 mg of 2-hydroxymethyl-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine as a brown oil.

Workup

  1. customprepared above
  2. customAfter the completion of the reaction
  3. distillationthe reaction mixture was distilled
  4. customto remove the ethanol
  5. additionfollowed by the addition of water
  6. extractionThe obtained mixture was extracted with chloroform
  7. concentrationThe obtained chloroform layer was concentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ee5717722d3f478b92b1c39cbd68ad1f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_12
Patent number
US05998445

Reaction notes

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