Ethyl 2-[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Ethyl 2-[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate
• CAS No.: 70044-37-0
• Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₁₆O₄
• Molecular Weight: 224.257
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID401255769
• Mol file: 70044-37-0.mol

Synonyms:70044-37-0;ethyl 2-[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate;SCHEMBL1453865;CGOVDDUWQKEQOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N;DTXSID401255769;AKOS010991170;ethyl 2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propanoate

Chemical Property of Ethyl 2-[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate

Chemical Property:

• XLogP3: 1.7
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 4
• Rotatable Bond Count: 6
• Exact Mass: 224.10485899
• Heavy Atom Count: 16
• Complexity: 209

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Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: CCOC(=O)C(C)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)CO

Technology Process of Ethyl 2-[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate

There total 2 articles about Ethyl 2-[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 80.8%

Ethyl-2-(4-formylphenoxy)propionat (51264-73-4) → Ethyl-2-<4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy>propionat (70044-37-0)

Guidance literature:

With sodium tetrahydroborate; In ethanol; at 30 - 35 ℃;

Reference yield:

4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde (123-08-0,65581-83-1) → Ethyl-2-<4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy>propionat (70044-37-0)

Guidance literature:

Multi-step reaction with 2 steps

1: potassium borohydride / methanol / 0 - 20 °C

2: sodium ethoxide / ethanol / 5 h / Heating

With potassium borohydride; sodium ethanolate; In methanol; ethanol;

DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2006.07.038

Reference yield: 84.0%

Ethyl-2-<4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy>propionat (70044-37-0) → Ethyl-2-<4-(chlormethyl)-phenoxy>-propionat (68113-37-1)

Guidance literature:

With thionyl chloride; N-benzyl-N,N,N-triethylammonium chloride; at 60 ℃; for 1h;

upstream raw materials:

Ethyl-2-(4-formylphenoxy)propionat

4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde

Downstream raw materials:

Ethyl-2-<4-(chlormethyl)-phenoxy>-propionat

ethyl 2-[4-(12-β-artemisinoxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate

ethyl 2-[4-(12-α-artemisinoxymethyl)phenoxy]propionate

2-[4-(12-α-artemisinoxymethyl)phenoxy]propionic acid