Acetic Anhydride → 6-Acetylcodeine

HRID 617151Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 617151 reaction equation
[CH3:1][N:2]1[C@@H:18]2[CH2:19][C:7]3[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]([O:21][CH3:22])=[C:11]4[O:12][C@H:13]5[C@@H:14]([OH:20])[CH:15]=[CH:16][C@@H:17]2[C@:5]5([C:6]=34)[CH2:4][CH2:3]1.[C:23](OC(=O)C)(=[O:25])[CH3:24].C(N(CC)CC)C.C(=O)(O)[O-].[Na+]>CN(C)C1C=CN=CC=1.C(OCC)(=O)C>[CH3:24][C:23]([O:20][C@@H:14]1[C@@H:13]2[O:12][C:11]3=[C:10]([O:21][CH3:22])[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]4=[C:6]3[C@:5]32[CH2:4][CH2:3][N:2]([CH3:1])[C@H:18]([CH2:19]4)[C@@H:17]3[CH:16]=[CH:15]1)=[O:25]

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 7918Acetic Anhydride2×HCID 8471TriethylamineHCID 516892Sodium BicarbonateHCID 5284371Codeine

Product 1

HCID 54865506-AcetylcodeineYield 99.4%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 142844-(Dimethylamino)pyridineCatalystHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

A solution of codeine (30 g, 100.2 mmol), acetic anhydride (18.4 g, 180.2 mmol), triethylamine (18.25 g, 180.2 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.5 g) in dry ethyl acetate (620 ml) was stirred at rt. under nitrogen for 12 hr, added saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution until no acetic anhydride detected. The organic portion was separated, washed with water (3×120 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo to dryness to give 6-acetylcodeine as white solids (34.0 g, 99% yield). IR (KBr)(ν, cm-1): 1725 (st, sharp, 3-AcO); NMR (δH)(CDCl13): 6.66 (1, d, J, 8.2, 2-H), 6.53 (1, d, J, 8.2, 1-H), 5.63 (1, ddd, J, 10.0, 2.4 & 1.0, 7-H), 5.42 (1, dt, J, 9.9 & 2.3, 8-H), 5.22-5.51 (1, m, 6-H), 5.06 (dd, J, 6.7 & 1.0, 5-H), 3.85 (3, s, 3-OCH3), 3.39 (1, dd, J, 6.0 & 3.3, 9-H), 3.03 (1, d, Jjem, 18.6, 10-Hβ), 2.78 (1, dd, J, 5.2 & 2.6, 14-H), 2.63 (1, dd, J, 11.9 & 4.6, 16-Ha), 2.45 (3, s, N--CH3), 2.40 (1, td, J, 12.0 & 3.8, 16-He), 2.33 (1, dd, J, 18.5 & 6.0, 10-Hα), 2.15 (3, s, 6-OAc), 2.06 (1, td, J, 12.0 & 5.0, 15-Ha) and 1.85 (1, dm, J, 12.0, 15-He).

Workup

  1. customThe organic portion was separated
  2. washwashed with water (3×120 ml)
  3. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
  4. customevaporated in vacuo to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a58165ae8d6940aca6249068181822f1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_09
Patent number
US05948788

Reaction notes

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