Acetone → 3,4-Diallylbenzene-1,2-diol

HRID 623343Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 623343 reaction equation
[C:1]1([C:3](=[CH:5][CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=1)[OH:4])[OH:2].C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+].[CH2:15](Br)[CH:16]=[CH2:17].[CH3:19][C:20]([CH3:22])=O>>[CH2:15]([C:5]1[C:6]([CH2:22][CH:20]=[CH2:19])=[CH:7][CH:8]=[C:1]([OH:2])[C:3]=1[OH:4])[CH:16]=[CH2:17]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
177.5 °C

Procedure

To a solution of pyrocatechol (Compound A) (1 g, 0.009 mol) and dry acetone (10 mL) was added dry K2CO3 (2.646 g, 0.0189 mol) in portions for 30 minutes. The stirring was continued for another hour. Allyl bromide (1.6 mL, 0.0189 mol) was added to the mixture for 30 minutes and the mixture was refluxed for 5 hours. After completion of the reaction, the solid was filtered and filtrate was concentrated and extracted with chloroform (3×50 mL), washed with brine (1×50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude material was heated at 175-180° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was purified by column chromatography (silica gel: 60-120 mesh) using petroleum ether with increasing concentration of chloroform. Elution of 60% and 75% chloroform in petroleum ether yielded pure compounds corresponding to Compound No. 2 and Compound No. 3 as liquids respectively.

Workup

  1. waitThe stirring was continued for another hour
  2. temperaturethe mixture was refluxed for 5 hours
  3. customAfter completion of the reaction
  4. filtrationthe solid was filtered
  5. concentrationfiltrate was concentrated
  6. extractionextracted with chloroform (3×50 mL)
  7. washwashed with brine (1×50 mL)
  8. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and solvent
  9. customwas removed under reduced pressure
  10. customThe reaction mixture was purified by column chromatography (silica gel: 60-120 mesh)
  11. temperaturewith increasing concentration of chloroform
  12. washElution of 60% and 75% chloroform in petroleum ether yielded pure compounds corresponding to Compound No

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-912cce266b374c0486508762668d0a39
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2016_04
Patent number
US09302967B2

Reaction notes

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