4-[3-Methoxy-4-(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]but-3-en-2-one → 4-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-buten-2-one

HRID 77672Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 77672 reaction equation
COC[O:4][C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([CH:11]=[CH:12][C:13](=[O:15])[CH3:14])=[CH:7][C:6]=1[O:16][CH3:17]>CO.Cl>[OH:4][C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([CH:11]=[CH:12][C:13](=[O:15])[CH3:14])=[CH:7][C:6]=1[O:16][CH3:17]

Participants

4

Conditions

Temperature
50 °C

Procedure

1-(4-Methoxymethyloxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-buten-3-one (35j, 0.40 g, 1.7 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (40 ml) and stirred for 15 min at 50° C. Hydrochloric acid (3 drops) was added and the mixture stirred for 18 hr at 65° C. The methanol was evaporated and the resulting residue extracted into ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to afford a solid. The crude solid was chromatographed on silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane to give 0.24 g (74%) of an orange-yellow solid: mp 120-122° C. [expected mp 128-129° C.]; 1H NMR δ 2.34 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 5.98 (s, 1H), 6.56 (d, 1H, J=16.1 Hz), 6.91 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.04 (m, 2H), 7.43 (d, 1H, J=16.3 Hz); 13C NMR: δ 27.3, 56.0, 109.3, 114.8, 123.4, 124.9, 126.9, 143.6, 146.8, 148.2, 198.2.

Workup

  1. stirringthe mixture stirred for 18 hr at 65° C
  2. customThe methanol was evaporated
  3. extractionthe resulting residue extracted into ethyl acetate
  4. washwashed with saturated sodium chloride
  5. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. customevaporated
  8. customto afford a solid
  9. customThe crude solid was chromatographed on silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5718adf006a54864bb31c397ba939ec5
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_09
Patent number
US08841326B2

Reaction notes

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