Crystalline derivatives preparation ethers

Triiodobenzoates. The derivatives enumerated above are unsatisfactory for alcohol - ethers, e.g., the mono-ethers of ethyleneglycol ( cellosolves ) and the mono-ethers of diethyleneglycol ( car-bitols ) (see Table 111,27). Crystalline derivatives of alcohol - ethers are readily obtained with 3 4 5-triiodobenzoyl chloride (for preparation, see Section VII,21), for example ... 

The low reactivity of aliphatic ethers renders the problem of the preparation of suitable crystalline derivatives a somewhat difficult one. Increased importance is therefore attached to the physical properties (boding point, density and refractive index) as a means for providing preliminary information. There are, however, two reactions based upon the cleavage of the ethers which are useful for characterisation. 

Reflux 1 ml. of the ether with 5 ml. of freshly distilled, constant boiling point hydriodic acid (Section 11,49,2), b.p. 126-128°, for 2-3 hours. Add 10 ml. of water, distil and collect about 7 ml. of liquid. Decolourise the distillate by the addition of a httle sodium bisulphite, and separate the two layers by means of a dropper pipette (Fig. 11,27,1). Determine the b.p. of the resulting iodide by the Siwoloboff method (Section 11,12) and prepare a crystalline derivative (Section 111,42). 

Crystalline derivatives of aliphatic nitriles may be prepared by an application of the Hoesch reaction. Equimolecular proportions of phloroglucinol and the nitrile react in dry ethereal solution in the presence of anhydrous zinc chloride and hydrogen chloride to give an imine hydrochloride, which is converted into a solid alkyl trihydroxyphenyl ketone by hydrolysis. The alkyl 2,4,6-trihydroxy-phenyl ketones are usually highly crystalline solids of sharp melting point and are purified by recrystallisation from hot water. Many contain water of crystallisation which can be removed by drying in vacuo at about 100 °C the melting points of both the hydrated and anhydrous compound should be determined. 

Picrates are usually prepared by mixing solutions of equivalent quantities of the two components in the minimum volume of rectified spirit and allowing to cool the derivative separates in a crystalline condition. It is filtered off, washed with a little ether, and pressed on a porous tUe. If the picrate is stable, it is recrystaUised from alcohol, ethyl acetate or ether. 

Amino-2-hydroxybenZOiC acid. This derivative (18) more commonly known as 4-aminosa1icy1ic acid, forms white crystals from ethanol, melts with effervescence and darkens on exposure to light and air. A reddish-brown crystalline powder is obtained on recrystallization from ethanol —diethyl ether. The compound is soluble ia dilute solutioas of nitric acid and sodium hydroxide, ethanol, and acetone slightly soluble in water and diethyl ether and virtually insoluble in benzene, chloroform or carbon tetrachloride. It is unstable in aqueous solution and decarboxylates to form 3-amiaophenol. Because of the instabihty of the free acid, it is usually prepared as the hydrochloride salt, mp 224 °C (dec), dissociation constant p 3.25. 

A crystalline 5,5 -diene, or bis (vinyl ether), derivative of sucrose has been prepared from 6,6 -dideoxy- 6,6 -diiodo-sucrose hexa-acetate, derived from the 6,6 -ditosylate, by treatment with silver fluoride in pyridine (26). 

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