2,4,6-Trimethylbenzyl alcohol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

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

Procedure: A mixture of 1.50 g (0.01 mol) of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl alcohol, 1.00 g (0.01 mol) of succinic acid anhydride, 3.25 g (0.01 mol) of cesium carbonate, and 100 ml of dioxane was stirred at reflux temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then filtered to remove the solid cesium carbonate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (acetone-hexane) to provide 1.167 g of succinic acid mono-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl) ester (46.62%). at reflux temperature for 4 hours filtered to remove the solid cesium carbonate The solvent was removed under reduced pressure The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (acetone-hexane)

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

Procedure: A mixture of 1.50 g (0.01 mol) of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl alcohol, 1.00 g (0.01 mol) of succinic acid anhydride, 3.25 g (0.01 mol) of cesium carbonate, and 100 ml of dioxane was stirred at reflux temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then filtered to remove the solid cesium carbonate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (acetone-hexane) to provide 1.167 g of succinic acid mono-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl) ester (46.62%). at reflux temperature for 4 hours filtered to remove the solid cesium carbonate The solvent was removed under reduced pressure The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (acetone-hexane)

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:25.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: (2,4,6-Trimethyl-phenyl)-methanol (4.50 g, 30 mmol) was introduced to the suspension of sodium hydride (95%, 0.84 g, 35 mmol) in dry THF (100 ml), under a nitrogen blanket and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for one hour. After the reaction mixture cooled down to 25° C., sodium iodoacetate (7.28 g, 35 mmol) was added in one portion, and the reaction was heated to reflux for another two hours. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, and then dissolved into water (60 ml). This aqueous solution was acidified to pH 2 at 5° C. by 6N HCl to generate precipitate, which was then isolated by filtration to give pure benzyloxy acetic acid as white powder (3.2 g, 51.2%), mp 81-83°. Microanalysis for C12H16O3 (208.26): C, 69.21, H, 7.74. found: C, 68.83, H, 7.66. 1H-NMR (d6-DMSO): 6.82 (s, 2 arom. H); 4.50 (s, OCH2CO2H); 4.01, 4.02 (2s, CH2O); 2.29 (s, 2 ortho-CH3); 2.20 (s, para-CH3). the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for one hour the reaction was heated to reflux for another two hours The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration dissolved into water (60 ml) was acidified to pH 2 at 5° C. by 6N HCl was then isolated by filtration

Conditions: temp:25.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: (2,4,6-Trimethyl-phenyl)-methanol (4.50 g, 30 mmol) was introduced to the suspension of sodium hydride (95%, 0.84 g, 35 mmol) in dry THF (100 ml), under a nitrogen blanket and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for one hour. After the reaction mixture cooled down to 25° C., sodium iodoacetate (7.28 g, 35 mmol) was added in one portion, and the reaction was heated to reflux for another two hours. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, and then dissolved into water (60 ml). This aqueous solution was acidified to pH 2 at 5° C. by 6N HCl to generate precipitate, which was then isolated by filtration to give pure benzyloxy acetic acid as white powder (3.2 g, 51.2%), mp 81-83°. Microanalysis for C12H16O3 (208.26): C, 69.21, H, 7.74. found: C, 68.83, H, 7.66. 1H-NMR (d6-DMSO): 6.82 (s, 2 arom. H); 4.50 (s, OCH2CO2H); 4.01, 4.02 (2s, CH2O); 2.29 (s, 2 ortho-CH3); 2.20 (s, para-CH3). the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for one hour the reaction was heated to reflux for another two hours The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration dissolved into water (60 ml) was acidified to pH 2 at 5° C. by 6N HCl was then isolated by filtration

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

Procedure: A mixture of 1.50 g (0.01 mol) of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl alcohol, 1.00 g (0.01 mol) of succinic acid anhydride, 3.25 g (0.01 mol) of cesium carbonate, and 100 ml of dioxane was stirred at reflux temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then filtered to remove the solid cesium carbonate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (acetone-hexane) to provide 1.167 g of succinic acid mono-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl) ester (46.62%). at reflux temperature for 4 hours filtered to remove the solid cesium carbonate The solvent was removed under reduced pressure The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (acetone-hexane)