Ethanol → Ethyl cyclobutanecarboxylate

HRID 873426Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 873426 reaction equation
[CH:1]1([C:5]([OH:7])=[O:6])[CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2]1.OS(O)(=O)=O.O.[CH3:14][CH2:15]O>>[CH:1]1([C:5]([O:7][CH2:14][CH3:15])=[O:6])[CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2]1

Participants

5

Reactant 4

HCID 702EthanolHCID 962WaterHCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 19494Cyclobutanecarboxylic acid

Product 1

HCID 84700Ethyl cyclobutanecarboxylateYield 69%

Procedure

To a solution of cyclobutanecarboxylic acid (50 g, 500 mmol) in EtOH (1.2 L) was slowly added H2SO4 (20 mL) at room temperature. The solution was stirred at reflux overnight, and then cooled and poured into H2O. The aqueous layer was extracted with ether. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give ethyl cyclobutanecarboxylate as a colorless oil (44 g, 69%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3-d3) δ 4.04 (q, 2H), 3.04 (m, 1H), 2.12 (m, 4H), 1.88 (m, 2H), 1.18 (t, 3H).

Workup

  1. customat room temperature
  2. temperatureat reflux overnight
  3. temperaturecooled
  4. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with ether
  5. washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
  6. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
  7. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-306467fe780746bdb34a10b658948d38
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_03
Patent number
US08975291B2

Reaction notes

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