Acetic Acid → 5H-Dibenzo(a,d)cycloheptene-2-acetic acid, alpha-methyl-5-oxo-

HRID 972989Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 972989 reaction equation
C1CO[C:3]2([C:9]3[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]([CH:14]([CH3:18])[C:15](N)=[O:16])=[CH:13][C:8]=3[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]3[CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=[CH:22][C:4]2=3)[O:2]1.Cl.C(O)(=[O:28])C>>[CH:13]1[C:8]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]3[CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=[CH:22][C:4]=3[C:3](=[O:2])[C:9]=2[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]=1[CH:14]([CH3:18])[C:15]([OH:16])=[O:28]

Participants

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Procedure

11.0 Gm. of 2-(5,5-ethylenedioxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-2-yl)propionamide is refluxed for 2 hours in 70 ml. of acetic acid and 105 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is cooled and diluted, then extracted with ether. The ethereal solution is extracted with aqueous sodium carbonate and the extract acidified and extracted with ethyl acetate to afford a 70% yield of 2-(5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-on-2-yl)propionic acid., m.p. (chloroform-hexane) 138°-139° C.; m.p. (acetone-hexane) 113°-115° C. Use of 2-(5,5-ethylenedioxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-2-yl)acetamide gives a similar yield of 2-(5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-on-2-yl)acetic acid, m.p. (acetone-hexane) 148°-149.5° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture is cooled
  2. additiondiluted
  3. extractionextracted with ether
  4. extractionThe ethereal solution is extracted with aqueous sodium carbonate
  5. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-490ae190eafa45a7a602f22b3f0ec35a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_10
Patent number
US04054579

Reaction notes

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