Potassium Carbonate → HCID 13763308, compound

HRID 652515Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 652515 reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[C:7]([CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10])=[C:6]([OH:11])[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[C:12](=[O:14])[CH3:13].Br[CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH2:21][C:22]#[N:23].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CN(C)C=O>[C:12]([C:3]1[CH:4]=[CH:5][C:6]([O:11][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH2:21][C:22]#[N:23])=[C:7]([CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10])[C:2]=1[OH:1])(=[O:14])[CH3:13]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 11430Potassium CarbonateHCID 88737Heptanenitrile, 7-bromo-HCID 27751982',4'-Dihydroxy-3'-propylacetophenone

Product 1

HCID 13763308HCID 13763308, compoundYield 83%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 5.8 g of 1-(2,4-dihydroxy-3-propylphenyl) ethanone, 5.4 ml of 7-bromoheptanenitrile and 8.3 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate in 50 ml of dimethyl formamide was stirred and heated at 75° for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated on the oil pump. The residual oil was chromatographed on 200 g of silica gel using 5% ethyl acetate-toluene to give 7.5 g (83% yield) of 7-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)heptane nitrile. This was dissolved in 200 ml of ether-methanol (1:1) and cooled in an ice bath while a stream of hydrochloric acid gas was introduced for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was kept at 3° for 1 hour and at room temperature for 16 hours. Water (40 ml) was added and most of the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was treated with sodium bicarbonate solution to basify and the product was extracted with ether. The crude product was dissolved in 140 ml of methanol, treated with 120 ml of 1N sodium hydroxide and the solution was heated on the stream bath for 10 minutes and left at room temperature for 66 hours. The methanol was removed in vacuo and the aqueous solution was extracted with ether. The basic aqueous layer was acidified and extracted with ether. The dried (over magnesium sulfate) extract was concentrated and chromatographed on 50 g of silica gel. Elution with acetic acid (5): ethyl acetate (25): toluene (70) and crystallization of the combined pure fractions from ether-hexane gave 2.20 g, mp 64-66°, of 7-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propylphenoxy)heptanoic acid.

Workup

  1. temperatureheated at 75° for 20 hours
  2. filtrationThe reaction mixture was filtered
  3. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated on the oil pump
  4. customThe residual oil was chromatographed on 200 g of silica gel using 5% ethyl acetate-toluene

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-86dc00c1c1734db7be2ffd99cdeeb9d3
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1987_06
Patent number
US04672066

Reaction notes

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