Phosgene → 2-Ethylhexanoyl chloride

HRID 848689Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 848689 reaction equation
CN1[C:7]([CH3:8])=[CH:6][C:5](=O)[CH:4]=[C:3]1[CH3:10].[C:11](Cl)([Cl:13])=[O:12]>>[CH2:3]([CH:4]([CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8])[C:11]([Cl:13])=[O:12])[CH3:10]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 6371PhosgeneHCID 2922481,2,6-Trimethyl-4(1H)-pyridinone

Product 1

HCID 791032-Ethylhexanoyl chlorideYield 89%

Procedure

This time, 10 mmols of N-methyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-pyridone were used and 117 g of phosgene were introduced in the course of 2 and a half hours. A yield of 89% of 2-ethylhexanoyl chloride was obtained, after distillation.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-209d2b095a704f55823227365638158b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_10
Patent number
US04297301

Reaction notes

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