04-01-04 19:06
No 498486
When doing a vanillin demethylation, what other chemicals can one substitute the Pyridine, triethylamine? Can I use aniline?
I understand microwaving is the way to go on demethylation.
Can one microwave the following methylation with DCM+base, or will MW* have a disruptive effect on the methylation like it does on the Vilsmeier?
../rhodium /methyle
Anhydrous AlCl3 (9.7 g, 0.0724 mol) was suspended in a solution of 10g (0.0658 mol) of vanillin in 100 ml of methylene chloride in an apparatus protected from atmospheric moisture. While stirring briskly and cooling to maintain the temperature at 30-35°C, 22.9g (0.290 mol) of pyridine was added slowly. The reaction was vigorous; the resulting clear light orange solution of the reaction complex was heated to reflux (45°C) and maintained at that temperature with stirring for 24 hours. The solution, which had darkened only slightly during the reflux period, was cooled to 25°C and the product was hydrolyzed, while stirring and maintaining the temperature at 25-30°C, by the addition of dilute (15-20%) HCl until the mixture was definitely acidic to congo red indicator. Of the two phases present at this time, the lower methylene chloride layer contained most of the small amount of the unchanged vanillin, and essentially no protocatechuic acid, the latter was dissolved in the aqueous phase. Evaporation of the methylene chloride yielded 0.8 g of vanillin. Extraction of the aqueous phase with ether followed by evaporation of the ether left 7.9 g (87%) of pale yellow crystals of protocatechualdehyde melting at 153-154°C.
Using the cheaper triethylamine in place of pyridine lowered the yield to 61.5%
(Newbee)
04-01-04 19:17
No 498489
I donīt know if it works with vanilin
but the demethylation fo opiates can be done
with HBr, HF as well as with BBr3 and BCl3.
Of course BBr3 and BCl3 is harder to get.
Maybe some other more experienced bee can help
but my clue could be a good idea for further research.
(Chief Bee)
04-01-04 20:04
No 498496
You have this pyridine hydrochloride procedure: ../rhodium /methyle
It is exemplified for eugenol, but I assume you can see the obvious similarities to vanillin.
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(Stranger)
04-01-04 21:19
No 498504
I donīt know if it works with vanilin
but the demethylation fo opiates can be done
with HBr, HF as well as with BBr3 and BCl3.
Thank you for the thought, but I am trying to figure out what other amines I can use instead of pyridine.
Anybody?
(Chief Bee)
04-01-04 21:23
No 498506
I'd say that triethylamine is the only other reasonable option, and that you are guaranteed a lower yield using that. How much lower is unknown until you have tried.
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(Stranger)
04-02-04 18:47
No 498691
Can one microwave the following methylation of protocatechualdehyde with DCM + base without disruptive effects?
(Chief Bee)
04-02-04 20:26
No 498707
I'd say the DCM would evaporate too fast for such a trial to be useful.
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(Stranger)
04-02-04 22:33
No 498726
A lot of bees have been talking about great results after leaving the Knoevenagel with Piperonal + Nitroethane + Amine of choice sitting for 3 weeks or so. Claiming almost perfect yields.
How about applying that strategy to methylation of protocatechualdehyde with DCM + Base? Just mix together and let is sit for like 3 weeks. Better idea than MW*?
(Chief Bee)
04-03-04 01:06
No 498758
Those reactions are unrelated, so you cannot generalize like that.
I suggest you UTFSE for "methylenation" to see what procedures has been published and shown to work, before you start to throw around wild guesses.
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