Methyl Methacrylate → 4-Phenylbutyl methacrylate

HRID 732156Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 732156 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:6][CH3:7])(=[O:5])[C:2]([CH3:4])=[CH2:3].[C:8]1([CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16]CO)[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1.C(OC1C=CC(O)=CC=1)C1C=CC=CC=1>[O-]CCCC.[O-]CCCC.[O-]CCCC.[O-]CCCC.[Ti+4]>[C:1]([O:6][CH2:7][CH2:16][CH2:15][CH2:14][C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1)(=[O:5])[C:2]([CH3:4])=[CH2:3]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6658Methyl Methacrylate2×HCID 7638MonobenzoneHCID 76889Benzenebutanol

Product 1

HCID 225074774-Phenylbutyl methacrylateYield 74.4%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 21801Titanium tetrabutoxideCatalyst

Procedure

A three neck round bottom flask containing a teflon coated magnetic stirring bar was successively charged with 120 mL (1.09 mol) of methyl methacrylate (2), 5.35 g (0.015 mol) of titanium tetrabutoxide (Ti(OC4H9)4), 60 mL (0.39 mol) of 4-phenyl-1-butanol (1), and 14.6 g (0.073 mol) of 4-benzyloxyphenol (4-BOP). An addition funnel, thermometer, and a short path still head with thermometer and receiver flask were placed in the flask necks. The flask was placed in an oil bath and the temperature was increased until distillation began. Methyl methacrylate (2) was placed in the addition funnel and was added dropwise at the same rate as the distillate. The reaction mixture was heated for 4 hours and then cooled to room temperature. The crude product was vacuum distilled to isolate 62.8 g (0.29 mol, 74%) of 4-phenylbutyl methacrylate (3) as a clear, colorless liquid.

Workup

  1. additionA three neck round bottom flask containing a teflon coated magnetic stirring bar
  2. customAn addition funnel, thermometer, and a short path still head with thermometer and receiver flask were placed in the flask necks
  3. customThe flask was placed in an oil bath
  4. temperaturethe temperature was increased until distillation
  5. additionwas added dropwise at the same rate as the distillate
  6. temperatureThe reaction mixture was heated for 4 hours
  7. distillationdistilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-134c111e40b74a368836c49f012ffff2
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2009_09
Patent number
US07585900B2

Reaction notes

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