Boron trifluoride etherate → 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)indane-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([CH:9]2[C:17]3[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=3)[C:11]([C:18]3[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]4[O:24][CH2:25][O:26][C:20]=4[CH:19]=3)=[C:10]2[C:27]([O:29]CC)=[O:28])=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.OC1(C2C=CC(OC)=CC=2)C2C(=CC=CC=2)C(C2C=CC3OCOC=3C=2)=C1C(OCC)=O.C([SiH](CC)CC)C.B(F)(F)F.CCOCC>C(Cl)Cl>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([CH:9]2[C:17]3[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=3)[CH:11]([C:18]3[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]4[O:24][CH2:25][O:26][C:20]=4[CH:19]=3)[CH:10]2[C:27]([OH:29])=[O:28])=[CH:5][CH:4]=1

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Conditions

Temperature: 0 °C

Procedure

Ethyl (RS)-1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)indene-2-carboxylate. To a solution of ethyl (1RS)-1-hydroxy-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-indene-2-carboxylate (0.80 g, 1.9 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 ml) at 0° C. under an argon atmosphere was added triethylsilane (0.28 g, 2.4 mmol), followed by boron trifluoride etherate (1 ml, 8.1 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at 0° C. for 10 min, and was then partitioned between EtOAc and 3M HCl. The organic extract was washed with saturated aqueous NaCl and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was filtered through a pad of silica gel, eluting with CH2Cl2. The title compound (mixture of Δ1 and Δ2 double bond isomers) was obtained as a glassy, yellow solid (0.72 g, 94%).

Workup

customwas then partitioned between EtOAc and 3M HCl
extractionThe organic extract
washwas washed with saturated aqueous NaCl
dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
customThe solvent was removed in vacuo
filtrationthe residue was filtered through a pad of silica gel
washeluting with CH2Cl2

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-b670551ab57e415d9bd05aa05a75c000
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2001_08
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US06271399B1

Reaction notes

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