Acetone → 1,5-Bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one

HRID 714178Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 714178 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1)[CH:5]=O.[CH3:10][C:11]([CH3:13])=[O:12].[OH-].[Na+].O>C(O)C>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:5]=[CH:10][C:11](=[O:12])[CH:13]=[CH:1][C:2]2[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[C:4]([CH3:5])[CH:3]=2)[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 962WaterHCID 121053-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 14798Sodium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 34562181,5-Bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-oneYield 72%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

3-Methylbenzaldehyde (1ab, 3.00 ml, 25.4 mmol) and acetone (19, 0.94 ml, 12.7 mmol) were combined in ethanol (20 ml) and stirred for 15 min at room temperature. A solution of sodium hydroxide (1.50 g, 37.5 mmol) and water (20 ml) was added and the mixture stirred for 18 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture was extracted into ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to afford a solid. The crude solid was recrystallized from ethanol to give 2.39 g (72%) of a yellow solid: mp 68-72° C. [expected mp 68-72° C.]; 1H NMR: δ 2.38 (s, 6H), 7.06 (d, 2H, J=15.9 Hz), 7.26 (m, 4H), 7.40 (m, 4H), 7.70 (d, 2H, J=15.9 Hz); 13C NMR: δ 21.3, 125.1, 125.4, 128.6, 128.8, 131.1, 134.6, 138.4, 143.1, 188.6.

Workup

  1. stirringthe mixture stirred for 18 hr at room temperature
  2. extractionThe resulting mixture was extracted into ethyl acetate
  3. washwashed with saturated sodium chloride
  4. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. customevaporated
  7. customto afford a solid
  8. customThe crude solid was recrystallized from ethanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c8ba04ed9fe349cc947f4cb672d8acec
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_11
Patent number
US09187397B2

Reaction notes

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