Water → 6,7-dichloro-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-carboxylic Acid

HRID 848509Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 848509 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:5]2[CH2:6][CH:7]([CH2:9][OH:10])[O:8][C:4]=2[C:3]=1[Cl:13].S(=O)(=O)(O)[OH:15].O>CC(C)=O.[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Cr+6]>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:5]2[CH2:6][CH:7]([C:9]([OH:15])=[O:10])[O:8][C:4]=2[C:3]=1[Cl:13]

Participants

6

Conditions

Temperature
25 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 6,7-dichloro-2,3-dihydro-2-hydroxymethylbenzofuran (10.4 gm.) in acetone (200 ml.) cooled to 20° C. is added an oxidizing solution prepared from chromium trioxide (6.0 g.), concentrated sulfuric acid (5.3 ml.) and water (43 ml.) over a one-half hour period. The reaction mixture is stirred at 25° C. for 18 hours. The acetone layer is separated from the precipitated chromium salts, added to water (600 ml.) and extracted with ether (2×150 ml.). The ether extract is washed with water then extracted with aqueous sodium bicarbonate. Acidification of the basic solution gives 3.4 g. of 6,7-dichloro-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid which is purified by reprecipitation from aqueous sodium hydroxide with aqueous hydrochloric acid.

Workup

  1. additionis added an oxidizing solution
  2. customThe acetone layer is separated from the precipitated chromium salts
  3. additionadded to water (600 ml.)
  4. extractionextracted with ether (2×150 ml.)
  5. extractionThe ether extract
  6. washis washed with water
  7. extractionthen extracted with aqueous sodium bicarbonate
  8. customAcidification of the basic solution gives 3.4 g
  9. customof 6,7-dichloro-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid which is purified by reprecipitation from aqueous sodium hydroxide with aqueous hydrochloric acid

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ad2eb912455c492f8f452620271b6696
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_10
Patent number
US04296122

Reaction notes

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