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Rearrangement of a Di-t-butyl Aryl Phosphate to a Dit-butyl (2-Hydroxyaryl) phosphonate. A Convenient Preparation of (2-Hydroxyphenyl)-and (2-Hydroxy 5Methoxy Phenyl) Phosphonic Acids a
Balram Dhawan & Derek Redmore
a
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Petrolite Corporation , St. Louis, MO, 63119 Published online: 05 Dec 2006.
To cite this article: Balram Dhawan & Derek Redmore (1985) Rearrangement of a Di-t-butyl Aryl Phosphate to a Di-t-butyl (2-Hydroxyaryl) phosphonate. A Convenient Preparation of (2-Hydroxyphenyl)-and (2-Hydroxy 5-Methoxy Phenyl) Phosphonic Acids, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 15:5, 411-416 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00397918508063819
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SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, 1 5 ( 5 ) , 411-416
(1985)
REARRANGEMENT OF A Di-t-BUTYL A R Y L PHOSPHATE TO A Di-t-BUTYL (2-HYDROXYARYL) PHOSPHONATE. A CONVENIENT PREPARATION OF
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(2-HYDR0XYPHENYL)-AND
(2-HYDROXY 5-WETHOXY PHENYL) PHOSPHONIC ACIDS
Balram Dhawan * a n d Derek R e d m o r e P e t r o l i t e Corporation, St. Louis, MO. 63119 (2-Hydroxyphenyl) phosphonic a c i d ta phosphorus analogue of salicylic a c i d is to d a t e a difficultly accessible compound.
The two reported
preparations of 4a s t a r t with difficultly available s t a r t i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d give
z
poor overall yields.
Whereas F r e e d m a n 1 o b t a i n e d 4a in 16% overall yield
s t a r t i n g with (2-nitro phenyl) benzyl e t h e r a n d r e p o r t e d a melting point of 124127oC, Lukin and Kalanina2 c l a i m e d to h a v e obtained 4a in 410’0 yield by t h e
z
t r e a t m e n t of (2-brornophenyl) phosphonic acid with aq. a m m o n i a in p r e s e n c e of c u p r o u s oxide? a n d r e p o r t e d a melting point of 178-179OC.
In addition to t h e
d i f f e r e n c e in melting point, t h e products obtained by t h e above t w o m e t h o d s s e e m e d to d i f f e r in their solubility in w a t e r .
In a r e c e n t a r t i c l e 4 o n t h e r e a r r a n g e m e n t of diethyl a r y l phosphates t o d i e t h y l (2-hydroxyaryl)
phosphonates, w e r e p o r t e d t h e preparation of t h e
anilinium s a l t of 4a. Hydrolysis of diethyl (2-hydroxyphenyl) phosphonate 3a to 2,
2,
4a w a s a c h i e v e d via t r a n s e s t e r i f i c a t i o n with trirnethylsilyl chloridelsodium z iodide followed by t r e a t m e n t with water. Because of difficulty in purification
*
To whom correspondence should b e addressed.
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4a was isolated a s a monoanilinium salt.
We now r e p o r t t h a t use of t-butyl
’L
groups i n s t e a d of e t h y l groups o f f e r s c e r t a i n a d v a n t a g e s and p e r m i t s t h e preparation of (2-hydroxy phenyl) phosphonic acid a s a w h i t e c r y s t a l l i n e solid in
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an overall yield of 58% f r o m readily a v a i l a b l e s t a r t i n g m a t e r i a l , phenol.
4
3 z
2
1
z
’L
a
R l = H ; R=C2Hg
b
R i z O C H 3 ; R=CzHtj
c
R1=H;
d
R 1 =OC H 3; R=t-butyl
z
R=t-butyl
T r e a t m e n t of sodium phenoxide l a with di-t-butyl p h o s p h o r o c h l o r i d a t e ~in z
T H F g a v e di-t-butyl phenyl phosphate 2 c which on t r e a t m e n t w i t h lithium 7r
diisopropylarnide in T H F underwent c l e a n r e a r r a n g e m e n t to di-t-butyl
(2-
hydroxyphenyl) phosphonate 3c. T r e a t m e n t of 3c with t r i f l u o r o a c e t i c a c i d in a n z
a p r o t i c solvent b e n z e n e (thus avoiding use of w a t e r t h a t m a k e s isolation of 4 a z
difficult) resulted in loss of t-butyl groups a n d (2-hydroxyphenyl) phosphonic a c i d 4a fell o u t of t h e solution as a solid. ?r
(2-Hydroxy-5-methoxy
phenyl) phosphonic acid 4b w a s o b t a i n e d f r o m I b ’L
by a similar r e a c t i o n s e q u e n c e in a n overall yield of 58%. Both
4,” a n d
4,b w e r e
c h a r a c t e r i z e d by lH, 13C, 31P s p e c t r a , e l e m e n t a l a n a l y s i s a n d p o t e n t i o m e t r i c titration.
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PHOSPHONIC ACIDS
EXPERIMENTAL Melting points w e r e obtained on a Melt t e m p melting point a p p a r a t u s a n d a r e uncorrected.
The e l e m e n t a l analyses w e r e p e r f o r m e d by G a l b r a i t h
Laboratories, Knoxville, T N a n d P e t r o l i t e Corporation, Analytical Section. l H NMR S p e c t r a w e r e obtained with a Perkin-Elmer R-32 s p e c t r o m e t e r (90 \!!-Iz)
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using MeqSi for CDCI3 solutions and t h e sodium s a l t of 3-(trimethylsilyl! propionic a c i d f o r D 2 0 solutions as i n t e r n a l standards.
31P a n d 13C s p e c t r a
w e r e obtained with a J e o l FX-60 s p e c t r o m e t e r o p e r a t i n g at 24.15 a n d 15.04 MH,, respectively. The c h e m i c a l s h i f t (+ ) values a r e downfield from H 3 P 0 4 (cap) for 31P s p e c t r a a n d f r o m Me4Si for 13C s p e c t r a .
Di-t-butyl phenyl phosphate 2c. T o a s t i r r e d solution of phenol (3.29g, 3 5 %
mmol) in 4 5 mL T H F w a s added sodium hydride (0.84g).
The reaction mixture
w a s cooled in i c e b a t h and di-t-butyl phosphorochloridate (Log, 3 5 mmol) w a s added dropwise.
The r e a c t i o n m i x t u r e was n e x t r e f r i g e r a t e d f o r 7 2 h and then
s t i r r e d a t room t e m p e r a t u r e f o r
3 h.
The solvent w a s n e x t removed on a r o t a r y
evaporator. Water (30 mL) and m e t h y l e n e chloride (100 mL) w e r e added t o t h e residue. T h e o r g a n i c layer w a s s e p a r a t e d , dried over Na2SOu and then solvent was r e m o v e d o n a r o t a r y e v a p o r a t o r t o yield di-t-butyl phenyl phosphate as a n oil 8.9g (89%). I t w a s used without f u r t h e r purification in t h e n e x t step. l H N M R (CDC13) 1.52 (s, 18H, CH3), 7.25 (Apparent s, 5H, Ar). 1 3 C NMR (CDC13) 29.87 (d, 3.91Hz, CH3), 83.50 (d. 7.81Hz 119.93 (d. 5.86 H,,
(CH3)3),
C2, Cg), 124.15 (C4), 129.34 (C3, Cg), 151.48 (d, 5.86
H,, C1). 3 1 P NMR (CDC13) -15.62.
Di-t-butyl
(2-hydroxyphenyl) phosphonate 3c. %
T o a s t i r r e d solution of
diisopropylamine (6.06g) in T H F (30 mL) under nitrogen a t m o s p h e r e a t -78OC w a s a d d e d n-butyllithium (37.5 m L of 1.6M solution in hexane).
The mixture
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was s t i r r e d a t -78OC for 30 min when a w h i t e slurry w a s formed.
Di-t-butyl
phenyl phosphate (8.58g, 30 mmol) dissolved in 30 mL T H F w a s n e x t added with a syringe.
A f t e r s t i r r i n g a t -78OC for I h dry i c e - a c e t o n e b a t h w a s r e m o v e d
and t h e s t i r r i n g was continued for a n additional 2 h. T h e r e a c t i o n m i x t u r e w a s
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n e x t poured over a m i x t u r e of 100 mL s a t u r a t e d aq. NH4CI a n d 200 mL m e t h y l e n e chloride.
The organic l a y e r w a s s e p a r a t e d , washed with w a t e r and
dried over Na2S04.
Removal of solvent on r o t a r y e v a p o r a t o r g a v e di-t-butyl
(2-hydroxy phenyl) phosphonate as a n oil 8.10g (94.4%).
This w a s used in t h e
n e x t s t e p a s such.
IH N M R (CDC13) 1.48
2H, Ar).
(5,
18H, CH3), 6.75-7.05 (m, 2H, Ar), 7.24-7.54 (m,
C
I3C NMR (CDC13) 30.19 (d, 3.91Hz, CH3), 83.56 (d. 7.81 H,
(CH3)3), 114.44 (d, 156.52 H,, C I ) , 116.13 (d, 20.50 H,, 12.70 H,,
C5), 115.11 (d,
C3), 131.81 (d, 5.86 H,, CG), 133.95 (C41, 160.25 (d, 7.81 H,
c 2 ) . 31p N V R (CDC13) + 13.65.
2-Hydroxyphenyl phosphonic Acid6
4a. z
A m i x t u r e of di-t-butyl (2-
hydroxy phenyl) phosphonate (8.lg), b e n z e n e (40 mL) and t r i f l u o r o a c e t i c a c i d (4.9g) was s t i r r e d a t room t e m p e r a t u r e f o r 24 h.
2-Hydroxyphenyl phosphonic
acid p r e c i p i t a t e d o u t a s a t a n colored solid a n d w a s c o l l e c r e d by fi1,tration. T h e c r u d e product was dissolved in 50 mL d e n a t u r e d alcohol, t r e a t e d with c h a r c o a l , f i l t e r e d (celite) and e v a p o r a t e d t o a l m o s t dryness on a r o t a r y e v a p o r a t o r . Addition of m e t h y l e n e chloride to t h e residue g a v e a light-yellow colored solution from which 2-hydroxyphenylphosphonic acid c r y s t a l l i z e d out slowly a s a w h i t e solid.
T h e yield of p u r e m a t e r i a l w a s 3.4g (69%): m p 129.5-130°C;
IV
N M R ( D 2 0 ) 6.85-7.22 (m, 2H, Ar), 7.38-7.86 (m, 2H, Ar); 13C NhlR (D20/MeqSi cap.), 117.21 (d, 179.69HZ, C l ) , 117.34 (d, 9.76 Hz, Cg), 121.31 (d, 13.63, C3), 133.65 (d, 7.81 H,, Cg), 135.40 (C4), 159.19 (d, 3.91 H,, Cz), 15.77. P o t e n t i o m e t r i c Mol. wt. 173.44 C a l c d 174.
31P NMR ( D 2 0 ) +
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PHOSPHONIC ACIDS C , 41.38; H, 4.02; P, 17.82.
Anal. calcd for C6H704P:
C, 41.27; H, 4.14; P, 17.51.
Found:
Di-t-butyl (4-methoxyphenyl) phosphate 2d. Starting with 40 rnmol of 4%
methoxyphenol, the yield was 10.4g (82%).
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1H NMR (CDCI3) 1.50 (s, 18H, CH3), 3.75 (s, 3H, OCH31, 6.83 (d, JH-H = 9Hz, 2H, Ar), 7.15 (d, JH-H = 9 Hz, 2H, Ar).
13C NMR (CDC13) 29.74 (d,
3.91 H,, C(CH3)3), 55.19 (OCH31, 82.92 (d, 7.81 Hz,
2 (CH313) 114.21
(Cg,
C5), 120.74 (d, 4.88 H,, C2, Cg), 114.99 (d, 7.86 Hz, C l ) , 156.16 (C4). 31P NMR (CDCI3) Di-t-butyl 10.2g
of
-
14.94.
(2-hydroxy-5-rnethoxyphenyl)
di-t-butyl
(4-rnethoxyphenyl)
phosphonate 3.,
Starting with
phosphate
and
2,d
lithium
diisopropylamide (prepared from 6.65g of diisopropylarnine and 40.4 rnL of 1.644 n-butyllithium solution in hexane), t h e yield was 9.9g !97?6).
IH NMR (CDC13) 1.50 (s, 18H, CH3), 3.78 3H, Ar).
3H, OCH3), 6.70-7.00
(5,
(m,
13C NMR (CDC13) 30.26 (d, 3.91 Hz, C(CH3)3J, 55.70 (OCH?),
83.69 (d, 5.86 Hz,L(CH3)3), 114.34 (d, 185.55 Hz, Cl), 114.99 (d, 5 2 6 H7, Cg), 118.24 (d, 13.67 HZ, Cg), 121.29 (Cq), 152.00 (d, 17.58 Hz, C5), 154.40 (d, 7.81 Hz, C2). 31P NMR (CDC13) + 13.14.
(2-Hydroxy-5-Methoxyphenyl)phosphonic acid 4,b. Starting with 9.9g of dit-butyl 2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl
phosphonate and 5.363 of trifluoroacetic
acid, t h e yield was 4.65g (72.6%): rnp 158-159OC. O C H j ) , 6.80-7.32
(m, 3H, Ar).
IH fIMR (n2o), 3.82
(s, 3 4 ,
13C NMR (D20/MeqSi cap.) 57.00 (OCH?)3,
117.33 (d, 179.69 Hz, C l ) , 117.62 (d, 8.79 Hz, C6), 118.37 (d, 13.67 H 7 , Cg), 121.48 (C4), 152.84 (d, 17.58 Hz, C5), 153.27 (d, 4.88 Hz, C2). 31P NMR (n20)
+ 14.86. P o t e n t i o m e t r i c Mol. W t . 203.54. Calcd 204.
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Anal. C a l c d f o r C7Hq05P:
C, 41.18;
Found:
H, 4.42; P, 15.20.
C, 41.18; H, 4.59;
P, 15.24.
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