4-Acetoxy-3-phenyl-butyric Acid Methyl Ester → Dihydro-4-phenylfuran-2(3H)-one

HRID 8197Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 8197 reaction equation
COC(=O)C[CH:5]([C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=1)[CH2:6][O:7][C:8](=[O:10])[CH3:9]>O1CCOCC1.S(=O)(=O)(O)O>[C:11]1([CH:5]2[CH2:6][O:7][C:8](=[O:10])[CH2:9]2)[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=1

Participants

4

Conditions

Temperature
45 °C

Procedure

A solution of 4-acetoxy-3-phenyl-butyric acid methyl ester, (4.5 g, 19.2 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (29 mL) and sulfuric acid (29 mL) is stirred at room temperature for one hour then heated at 45° C. for 18 h. Volatile solvents are evaporated and the residue is extracted with toluene. The combined organic extracts are extracted with water and brine, filtered, and concentrated to yield the title compound, 2.2 g (71%), as a colorless liquid.

Workup

  1. customVolatile solvents are evaporated
  2. extractionthe residue is extracted with toluene
  3. extractionThe combined organic extracts are extracted with water and brine
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c72e25f5b65a41dcba6135476c5cb717
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_08
Patent number
US07087626B2

Reaction notes

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