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HRID 987167Generated: October 29, 2026

Water → Bis(2-methylphenyl)methanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantBenzothiazoleHCID 7222—
ReactantTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ReactantEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
ProductBis(2-methylphenyl)methanoneHCID 21938752%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature25 °C

Reaction Steps

Step 2 Under anhydrous conditions benzothiazole was dissolved in THF (0.35 M). At −78° C. added BuLi (1.1 eq). After 1 h at −78° C., added the amide from step 1 in THF, over 15 min. The reaction was allowed to warm to 25° C. After stirring at 25° C. for 1 day, workup with ethyl acetate and water and chromatography afforded pure tolyl ketone product (52%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06630496B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_10
ORD IDord-99303ba69f9042bbaa11c218704ba6f2
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_10