Potassium Iodide → Ethyl 6-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)-6-(4-benzylphenyl)hexanoate

HRID 622233Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 622233 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([CH:14](Br)[CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][C:19]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])=[O:20])=[CH:10][CH:9]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH3:25][CH2:26][CH2:27][C:28]1[C:33]([OH:34])=[C:32]([C:35]([CH3:37])=[O:36])[CH:31]=[CH:30][C:29]=1[OH:38].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[I-].[K+]>CC(C)=O>[C:35]([C:32]1[CH:31]=[CH:30][C:29]([O:38][CH:14]([C:11]2[CH:12]=[CH:13][C:8]([CH2:1][C:2]3[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=3)=[CH:9][CH:10]=2)[CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][C:19]([O:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])=[O:20])=[C:28]([CH2:27][CH2:26][CH3:25])[C:33]=1[OH:34])(=[O:36])[CH3:37]

Participants

6

Procedure

A solution of 9.75 g. of ethyl 6-(4-benzylphenyl)-6-bromo-hexanoate, 5.03 g. of 2,4-dihydroxy-3-propylacetophenone, 3.57 g. of potassium carbonate, and 1.0 g. of potassium iodide in 175 ml. of acetone was heated to reflux for about 86 hours. The reaction was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was purified by chromatography over silica gel eluting with a 0-20% ethyl acetate gradient in hexane. The appropriate fractions were pooled and evaporated, giving 2.5 g. of the desired product which was used for the subsequent hydrolysis. NMR was consistent with the compound ethyl 6-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)-6-(4-benzylphenyl)hexanoate.

Workup

  1. temperatureto reflux for about 86 hours
  2. customThe reaction was evaporated in vacuo
  3. customthe residue was purified by chromatography over silica gel eluting with a 0-20% ethyl acetate gradient in hexane
  4. customevaporated
  5. customgiving 2.5 g

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0649e21e4e1c4beebf9cad655a6178a9
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_09
Patent number
US04769482

Reaction notes

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