Methyl iodide → Propionic anhydride

HRID 637883Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 637883 reaction equation
[C:1](OCC)(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[C:8]([I:12])(=[O:11])[CH2:9][CH3:10].C(I)C.C(I)(=[O:18])C.CI>>[C:8]([O:11][C:1](=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3])(=[O:18])[CH2:9][CH3:10].[C:8]([I:12])(=[O:11])[CH2:9][CH3:10]

Participants

7

Reactant 5

HCID 6328Methyl iodideHCID 6340IodoethaneHCID 7749Ethyl PropionateHCID 10483Acetyl iodideHCID 12652484Propanoyl iodide

Product 2

HCID 31263Propionic anhydrideHCID 12652484Propanoyl iodide

Procedure

Examples 1-5 are repeated but using ethyl propionate, propionyl iodide and ethyl iodide in place of methyl acetate, acetyl iodide and methyl iodide, respectively. Propionic anhydride is produced in corresponding manner, with propionyl iodide also being produced in the procedures of runs 2-5.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5a84c70d65854fc1b0c958539441338d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_12
Patent number
US04559183

Reaction notes

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