Acetyl chloride → 4-(Acetoxymethyl)benzoic acid

HRID 902397Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 902397 reaction equation
C(N([CH2:6][CH3:7])CC)C.C(Cl)(=[O:10])C.[C:12]([O:15][CH2:16][CH3:17])(=[O:14])[CH3:13].[CH2:18]1[CH2:22][O:21][CH2:20][CH2:19]1>>[C:12]([O:15][CH2:16][C:17]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:19]([C:20]([OH:10])=[O:21])=[CH:18][CH:22]=1)(=[O:14])[CH3:13]

Participants

5

Reactant 4

HCID 6367Acetyl chlorideHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranHCID 8471TriethylamineHCID 8857Ethyl Acetate

Product 1

HCID 70215904-(Acetoxymethyl)benzoic acid

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

Triethylamine (15.4 ml, 110.4 mmol) was added to a solution of aldehyde (2) (12.57 g, 92.4 mmol) in THF (50 ml) and cooled to 0° C. Acetyl chloride (7.91 g, 110.4 mmol) was then gradually added over 25 minutes, and the mixture was then left to stir for two hours at room temperature. After one hour, ethyl acetate (200 ml) was added and the solution washed with sodium carbonate (100 ml), HCl (17%, 50 ml) and water (100 ml) respectively. The organic layer was then dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give an oil which crystallised when cooled. Re-crystallisation in methanol-hexane gave light yellow crystals.

Workup

  1. waitthe mixture was then left
  2. waitAfter one hour
  3. washthe solution washed with sodium carbonate (100 ml), HCl (17%, 50 ml) and water (100 ml) respectively
  4. dry with materialThe organic layer was then dried over sodium sulfate
  5. customthe solvent removed under reduced pressure
  6. customto give an oil which
  7. customcrystallised when
  8. temperaturecooled
  9. customRe-crystallisation in methanol-hexane gave light yellow crystals

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a7b7694e13ac4ecfa40ec9b5e46cffeb
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_04
Patent number
US07365141B2

Reaction notes

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