Reaction #5348

Reaction equation

water

oleic acid

2-(4-bromobutoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran

cesium carbonate

→

(Z)-9-octadecenoic acid 4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]butyl ester

Yield 100.0%

Solvents

tetrahydrofuran

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Extractionextracted with three 100 mL portions of ether
2. 2
   DryingThe combined organic layers are dried over MgSO4
3. 3
   Concentrationconcentrated in vacuo

Procedure

To a stirring solution of 2.0 g (7.0 mmol) of oleic acid and 1.6 g (7.0 mmol) of 2-(4-bromobutoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran in 20 mL of tetrahydrofuran is added 2.3 g (7.1 mmol) of cesium carbonate and the reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture is poured into water and extracted with three 100 mL portions of ether. The combined organic layers are dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo affording 2.9 g (100%) of (Z)-9-octadecenoic acid 4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]butyl ester. Next, 500 mg of Dowex 50W 8X resin is added to a stirring solution of 2.9 g (7.0 mmol) of (Z)-9-octadecenoic acid 4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]butyl ester in 100 mL of 1:1 tetrahydrofuran/methanol and the reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture is filtered and concentrated in vacuo affording 2.4 g (100%) of alcohol. Next, 11 mL of 2.0M Jones reagent is added at 0° C. to a stirring solution of 2.4 g (7.0 mmol) of alcohol in 75 mL of acetone and the reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into water and extracted with three 50 mL portions of ether. The combined organic layers are dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo affording 2.1 g (81%) of title compound.

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