2'-Hydroxy-6'-methoxyacetophenone

Chemical Properties

Yellow crystalline powder

Uses

2′-Hydroxy-6′-methoxyacetophenone was used as starting material in the synthesis of 5-methoxyflavaone. It was also used in synthesis of 5,6-dihydroxyflavone.

Uses

2''-Hydroxy-6''-methoxyacetophenone is useful in the synthesis of an aminopyrazole compound which is used to treat cancer and inhibits Chk1. 2''-Hydroxy-6''-methoxyacetophenone is also used to prepare 5,4''-disubstituted flavones, predicted androgen receptor antagonists and naphthopyrazolyl carbothioamides which are anticancer agents.

Preparation

Preparation by reaction of methyl iodide on 2,6-dihydroxyacetophenone with potassium carbonate in boiling acetone (56%).

Definition

ChEBI: 2'-Hydroxy-6'-methoxyacetophenone is an aromatic ketone.

General Description

An organometallic synthetic route to 2′-hydroxy-6′-methoxyacetophenone was reported.

Synthesis

Under argon protection, TBAF (157 mg, 0.60 mmol) was dissolved in DMA (1.2 mL), followed by addition of a solution of 3-methoxy-2-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (53 μL, 0.20 mmol) in DMA (0.8 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, the reaction was quenched by the addition of water (0.1 mL). The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by fast silica gel column chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/20 to 1/8 containing 2% dichloromethane) to afford 2-hydroxy-6-methoxyacetophenone (10, 11.3 mg, 34%), 2-(N,N-dimethyl)amino-6-methoxyacetophenone (11, 3.8 mg, 10%) and 3-methoxy- N,N-dimethylaniline (12, 1.3 mg, 5%). 2-Hydroxy-6-methoxyacetophenone (10): colorless crystals, melting point 57-57.5 °C (ethyl acetate/hexane). IR (KBr) νmax 3110, 3009, 2947, 1623, 1594, 1459 cm1.1 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 13.23 (1H, s), 7.33 (1H, t, J = 8.0 Hz ), 6.56 (1H, dd, J = 8.0, 1.0 Hz), 6.39 (1H, dd, J = 8.0, 1.0 Hz), 3.90 (3H, s), 2.67 (3H, s).13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 205.1, 164.6, 161.5, 136.0, 111.3, 110.7, 101.1, 55.6, 33.7.MS (EI+) m/z 83 (100), 166 (M+, 3).HRMS (EI+) calculated value of C9H10O3 (M+) 166.0624, measured value 166.0646. 2-(N,N-dimethyl)amino-6-methoxyacetophenone (11): colorless oil. ir (CHCl3) νmax 2942, 1702, 1577, 1468 cm1. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.23 (1H, br t, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.67 (1H, br d, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.56 ( 1H, br d, J = 8.0 Hz), 3.78 (3H, s), 2.72 (6H, s), 2.50 (3H, s).13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 205.2, 156.2, 151.8, 130.2, 125.3, 111.0, 104.7, 55.8, 44.8, 31.8.MS (EI+) m/z 83 (100), 193 (M+, 0.4). HRMS (EI+) calculated value C11H15NO2 (M+) 193.1097, measured value 193.1121. 3-Methoxy-N,N-dimethylaniline (12): colorless oily substance. ir (KBr) νmax 2955, 1610, 1493, 1465 cm1. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.15 (1H, t, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.36 (1H, dd, J = 8.0, 2.5 Hz), 6.31-6.27 (2H, m), 3.80 (3H, s), 2.94 (6H, s).13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 160.6, 151.9, 129.7, 105.7, 101.3, 99.1, 55.1, 40.6.MS (EI+) m/z 83 (100), 151 (M+, 0.4).HRMS (EI+) calculated values C9H14NO (M++H+) 152.1070, measured value 152.1055.

References

[1] Tetrahedron, 2012, vol. 68, # 1, p. 179 - 189