1-methoxy-3-phenylpropan-2-one

Conditions: temp:100.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A mixture of 3.3 g of 2-amino−4-bromobenzaldehyde, 3.3 g of 1-methoxy-3-phenylacetone, an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution (10 g of potassium hydroxide was dissolved in 10 ml of water) and 20 ml of ethanol was heated under stirring at 100° C. for 4 hours in a sealed tube. After cooling as it was, the reaction solution was poured into water and the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The organic phase was washed with brine and the solvent was removed. The residue was crystallized from hexane/ethyl acetate, to give 3.7 g of the target compound. After cooling as it the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether The organic phase was washed with brine the solvent was removed The residue was crystallized from hexane/ethyl acetate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 20.4 ml of a Jone's reagent was slowly added dropwise into 200 ml of an acetone solution containing 5.1 g of 1-methoxy-3-phenyl-2-propanol. After stirring for 30 minutes at room temperature, 30 ml of 2-propanol was slowly added to the reaction solution. After removing the solvent, water was added thereto and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with brine and the solvent was removed. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography and elute with hexane/ethyl acetate (6:1), to give 3.7 g of the target compound. After removing the solvent, water was added the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate The organic phase was washed with brine the solvent was removed elute with hexane/ethyl acetate (6:1)