Reaction #1355842

Reaction equation

methylene chloride

3-Bromo-1-propanol

5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde

K2CO3

→

desired product

Yield 96.0%

2-Nitro-5-(3-hydroxypropoxy)benzaldehyde

Yield 96.0%

Solvents

acetonitrile

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   FiltrationThe mixture was filtered
2. 2
   Washthe solid residue was washed with methylene chloride
3. 3
   OtherThe combined organic solution was evaporated to dryness
4. 4
   workup.DISSOLUTIONredissolved in 100 ml methylene chloride
5. 5
   WashThe resulted solution was washed with saturated NaCl solution
6. 6
   Dryingdried over sodium sulfate

Procedure

3-Bromo-1-propanol (3.34 g, 24 mmol) was refluxed in 80 ml of anhydrous acetonitrile with 5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde (3.34 g, 20 mmol), K2CO3 (3.5 g), and KI (100 mg) overnight (15 h). The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and 150 ml of methylene chloride was added. The mixture was filtered and the solid residue was washed with methylene chloride. The combined organic solution was evaporated to dryness and redissolved in 100 ml methylene chloride. The resulted solution was washed with saturated NaCl solution and dried over sodium sulfate. 4.31 g (96%) of desired product was obtained after removal of the solvent in vacuo.

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