1,3-Diphenyl-2-propanone → (1R)-1,3-diphenyl-1-propanol

HRID 977230Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 977230 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH2:7][C:8](=O)[CH2:9][C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.B(Cl)([C@@H]1[C@@H](C)[C@H]2C(C)(C)[C@H](C2)C1)[C@@H]1[C@@H](C)[C@H]2C(C)(C)[C@H](C2)C1.[O:39]1CCCC1>>[C:1]1([C@H:7]([OH:39])[CH2:8][CH2:9][C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1

Participants

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Procedure

A solution of 1,3-diphenylpropanone (1.07 g; 5.09 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was cooled to -23° C. and treated with an asymmetric reducing agent, (+)-B-chlorodiisopinocampheyl-borane (1.80 g; 5.60 mmol) in 20 mL THF, and the resulting solution was allowed to stand overnight at -23° C. After evaporating to dryness, the residue was treated with ether (65 mL) and diethanolamine (1.0 g) and stirred for 3 hrs. The mixture was then filtered to remove solids and concentrated, and the residue was purified using gradient elution (5% ethyl acetate/hexane to 10% ethyl acetate) on a silica gel column to obtain 660 mg (61%) of (1R)-1,3-diphenyl-1-propanol as a crystalline white solid, 1H NMR (360 Mhz; CDCl3): d 1.95-2.15 (m, 3H); 2.59-2.78 (m, 2H); 4.65 (dd, 1H, J=5.4, 7.8); 7.14-7.35 (m, 10H).

Workup

  1. additiontreated with
  2. customAfter evaporating to dryness
  3. additionthe residue was treated with ether (65 mL) and diethanolamine (1.0 g)
  4. filtrationThe mixture was then filtered
  5. customto remove solids
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. customthe residue was purified
  8. washgradient elution (5% ethyl acetate/hexane to 10% ethyl acetate) on a silica gel column

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-78d2c4542d964bf4a5b9c2842ceb0fdb
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_03
Patent number
US05614547

Reaction notes

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