Phase-Transfer-Catalyzed Synthesis of Butyl 4-Methoxyphenylacetate and Its Simultaneous Hydrolysis by Potassium Hydroxide in Oil–Water Biphasic System
作者:Maw-Ling Wang、Perumberkandigai Adikesavan Vivekanand、Ming-Chan Yu
DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20120055
日期:2012.9.15
Herein, we report for the first time simultaneous hydrolysis during the phase-transfer-catalyzed synthesis of butyl 4-methoxyphenylacetate using potassium hydroxide in biphasic medium. Effect of operating parameters on the reaction is presented. The yield of ester increases with the increase in the agitation speed up to 500 rpm and above that the conversion is not influenced by the agitation speed. At higher concentration of base, the hydrolysis product is more favored. Lower temperature and larger volume of water favors the esterfication. At high concentration of catalyst, sharp decrease in the yield of the ester is noticed. In the presence of highly polar solvents, the conversion of ester increases initially and then there was a sharp decrease. Rational explanations to account for the phenomena based on the results are made.
在此,我们首次报告在二相介质中使用氢氧化钾进行丁基4-甲氧基苯乙酸酯的相转移催化合成过程中同时发生水解的情况。本文介绍了操作参数对反应的影响。酯的产率随着搅拌速度的增加而提高,直至500 rpm,超过此速度后,转化率不再受搅拌速度的影响。在较高浓度的碱下,水解产物更为有利。较低的温度和较大的水体积有利于酯化。在催化剂浓度较高时,酯的产率显著下降。在存在高度极性溶剂的情况下,酯的转化率最初增加,随后又出现急剧下降。针对这一现象,基于结果给出了合理的解释。