Triethylamine → 6-n-Butyl-1,4-benzodioxine-2,3-dione

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4.16 g (25 mM) of 4-n-butylcatechol, 5.06 g (50 mM) of triethylamine and 50 ml of dry ether was cooled in an ice water bath so to maintain the temperature at 5° C. or below. The mixture was added dropwise over 2 hours under stirring with a solution of 3.50 g (28 mM) of oxalyl chloride in 10 ml of dry ether. After completing the dropwise addition, the temperature of the reaction mixture was gradually raised to the room temperature and then aging was conducted for an hour. The resultant mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours in order to complete the aging. The separated crystals of triethyl ammonium chloride was filtered. After thoroughly washing the crystals with ether, the ether solution was collected and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. After distilling off ether, the reaction product was recrystallized from a solvent mixture of carbontetrachloride and petroleum benzine to obtain 5.26 g (23 mM) of 6-n-butyl-1,4-benzodioxine-2,3-dione 2/5 hydrate as colorless crystals having a melting point of 88°-93° C.

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