Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → 5-[(4-Phenylphenoxy)methyl]furan-2-carboxylic acid

HRID 643780Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 643780 reaction equation
O.[OH-].[Li+].C[O:5][C:6]([C:8]1[O:9][C:10]([CH2:13][O:14][C:15]2[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:18]([C:21]3[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=3)=[CH:17][CH:16]=2)=[CH:11][CH:12]=1)=[O:7]>O.O1CCCC1>[C:18]1([C:21]2[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=2)[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([O:14][CH2:13][C:10]2[O:9][C:8]([C:6]([OH:7])=[O:5])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)=[CH:20][CH:19]=1

Participants

5

Procedure

A solution of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (5.10 g, 121.5 mmol) in water (50 mL) was added to a solution of 5-(biphenyl-4-yloxymethyl)-furan-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (15.00 g, 48.6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (450 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 72 h. The solvents were evaporated and water was added. The mixture was extracted three times with ether. Insoluble white solid was filtered off. The pH of the aqueous solution was adjusted to 3 and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×500 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with 50% saturated brine and then evaporated under reduced pressure to give 5-(biphenyl-4-yloxymethyl)-furan-2-carboxylic acid (12.0 g, 84%) as a white solid.

Workup

  1. customThe solvents were evaporated
  2. additionwater was added
  3. extractionThe mixture was extracted three times with ether
  4. filtrationInsoluble white solid was filtered off
  5. extractionthe resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×500 mL)
  6. washThe combined organic layers were washed with 50% saturated brine
  7. customevaporated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-abe58a0163434431b15445213297890b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_04
Patent number
US07700632B2

Reaction notes

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