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

HRID 866648Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 866648 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-26fee74dde4e49e5a698a5f12a47795b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_07
Patent number
US04100294

Reaction notes

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