Solid residue removal

When the volume of liquid in the flask is small, it is advisable to arrange the apparatus for distillation under reduced pressure (water pump) in order to completely separate the allyl cyanide from the solid residue. The final tarry residue may be removed by treatment with concentrated nitric acid, followed by water. 

After 2 hours the water separator and the reflux condenser are disconnected, and volatile material is removed from the mixture under reduced pressure and on a steam bath (Note 3). The solid residue is stirred with 200 ml. of cold water and 2 ml. of hydrochloric acid until all the lumps are broken (Note 4). 

The reduction is effected exactly as in Procedure 8a but using 0.61 g (0.088 g-atom) of lithium. After the crude reaction product has been washed well on the filter with cold water, it is dissolved in ethyl acetate, the solution is filtered through the sintered glass funnel to remove iron compounds from the ammonia, and the filtrate is extracted with saturated salt solution. The organic layer is dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent is removed. The solid residue is crystallized from methanol (120 ml) using Darco. The mixture is cooled in an ice-bath, the solid is collected, rinsed with cold methanol, and then air-dried to give 12.9 g (85%), mp 129-132° reported for the tetrahydropyranyi ether of 3j5-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one, mp 129-131°. 

Estr-5(10)-ene-3a,17 -diol (10 g, 36.2 mmoles) is added over a period of 1 hr to a refluxing mixture consisting of 60 g (0.92 moles) of zinc-copper couple, 350 ml of dry ether and 180 g (54 ml, 0.67 moles) of methylene iodide. After the addition is complete, half of the solvent is removed by distillation and 200 ml dry ether is added. The reaction mixture is then transferred to a sealed stainless steel tube and maintained for 3 hr at 92° before being cooled in an ice bath and poured into 500 ml of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. The resultant mixture is extracted with ether and the extracts are dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to yield a solid residue which gives 8.4 g (80%) 5,19-cyclo-5a,10a-androstane-3a,17) -diol mp 161-163° [aJo 40° (CHCI3), on crystallization from acetone. 

The mixture is distilled until most of the ether has been removed and then refluxed for 8 hr. Ethyl acetate is added to decompose the excess reagent and concentrated aqueous sodium sulfate is then added until the precipitate begins to adhere to the sides of the flask. Finally ca. 100 g of solid sodium sulfate is added, the salts are removed by filtration and washed well with dioxane. Evaporation of the solvent gives a solid residue which is dissolved in 60 ml of chloroform and shaken with 3.5 g of manganese dioxide for 16 hr. Subsequently another 3.5 g of manganese dioxide is added and shaking continued for a further 16 hr. The solid is removed by filtration and washed well with hot chloroform. Evaporation of solvent and crystallization of the residue from acetone-hexane affords 0.51 g (72%) of 17a-hydroxy-17jff-ethylandrost-4-en-3-one mp 145-148°. 

P-Acetoxy-5-hydroxy-B-mrcholestan-6-carboxylic Acid 5,6-Lactone (TO)."" A solution of 5 g (0.011 mole) of keto acid (69), 4.4 g of benzoyl chloride and 10 ml of anhydrous pyridine is allowed to stand for 3 days at room temperature. After a short period the mixture turns red-brown and at the end of the reaction the dark semi-solid mass is poured into 200 ml of water and extracted with two 100 ml portions of ether. The ethereal extracts are washed twice with equal portions of 5 % sodium hydroxide and water, dried and the ether evaporated. The red sirupy residue is mixed with 10 ml of methanol and a brown solid separates immediately. After standing for 1 hr the solid is removed by filtration and washed with methanol. A second crop is obtained upon concentration of the filtrate. The combined crops are recrystallized twice from methanol to give (70) as white needles mp 124-125° yield 2.8 g (58 %). 

Another incident occuned when contractors were employed to clean several black oil tanks, 4,500-m capacity, so they could be used for the storage of kerosene. The details of the contract were agreed verbally. After removing solid residues and the heater coils, the tanks would be sprayed w ith hot water and a detergent. Floodlights were suspended through roof manholes and were to be removed before the tanks were sprayed. 

Cyclohexene (8 g, 0.097 mole) is added to a mixture of 105 g of 98-100% formic acid and 13 g (0.115 mole) of 30 % hydrogen peroxide contained in a 250-ml flask fitted with a reflux condenser. The two layers are shaken together briefly, whereupon spontaneous heating occurs. The mixture becomes homogeneous at 65-70°, this temperature being maintained for 2 hours on a steam bath. The formic acid is removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue is mixed with 50 ml of 6 A sodium hydroxide and heated on a steam bath for 45 minutes. The solution is cooled, neutralized with hydrochloric acid and evaporated to dryness under vacuum. The solid residue is distilled, affording about 10 g of the product, bp 128-132°/15 mm. The distillate solidifies and may be recrystallized from acetone, giving about 70% of // a -l,2-cyclohexanediol, mp 102-103°. 

To a solution of 1.0 g (0.003 mole) of iridium tetrachloride in 0.5 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid is added 15 ml of trimethylphosphite. This solution is added to a solution of 7.7 g (0.05 mole) of 4-/-butylcyclohexanone in 160 ml of isopropanol in a 500-ml flask equipped with a reflux condenser. The solution is refluxed for 48 hours, then cooled, and the isopropanol is removed on a rotary evaporator. The residue is diluted with 65 ml of water and extracted four times with 40-ml portions of ether. The extracts are dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and the ether is removed on the rotary evaporator. The white solid residue is recrystallized from 60 % aqueous ethanol affording cis alcohol of greater than 99% purity, mp 82-83.5°. 

Bicyclof 3.3.1 ]nonane-2,6-dione (10) A solution of 10 g of Meerwein s ester, 30 ml of glacial acetic acid, and 20 ml of 6 A hydrochloric acid is heated under reflux for 10 hours. The solution is then carefully distilled under aspirator pressure until all volatile materials (water and acetic acid) are removed. The solid residue is distilled at 129-131°/4 mm to afford the product. It may be recrystallized from benzene giving about 3 g of bicyclo-[3.3.1]nonane-2,6-dione, mp 138-140°. 

A solution of 76 g (S)-( + )-mandelic acid in 400 ml methanol and 5 ml acetic acid was reduced over 5% rhodium-on-alumina under 100 psig for 10 h. The catalyst was removed by filtration through Celite, and the methanol was removed in a rotary evaporator. The white, solid residue was dissolved in I 1 of hot diethyl ether and filtered while hot. After reduction of the volume to 400 ml, 250 ml cyclohexane was added. The remainder of the ether was removed, and the cyclohexane solution was stored for several hours in a refrigerator. The white crystals were filtered and dried in vacuo at 40 C the yield of (S)-( + )-hexahydromandelic acid was 71%. 

Solid sodium nitrite (0.97 g) was added at room temperature with stirring over a period of one hour to a solution of 2-chloro-9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)adenine (0.5 g) in glacial acetic acid (10 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional A A hours. The white solid was removed by filtration, washed with cold acetic acid and then well triturated with cold water to remove the sodium acetate present. The solid product was retained. The combined acetic acid filtrate and wash was evaporated at reduced pressure and 40°C bath temperature and the residual oil triturated with cold water. The resulting solid material was combined with the previously isolated solid and the combined solids dried and recrystallized from ethanol to give 2chloro-9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)+iypoxanthine (0.25 g), MP>310°C. Elemental analysis and NMR spectrum were consistent with this structure. 

To a solution of 180 parts of -benzyl N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-aspartvI-L-phenylalanine methyl ester in 3,000 parts by volume of 75% acetic acid is added 18 parts of palladium black metal catalyst, and the resulting mixture is shaken with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure and room temperature for about 12 hours. The catalyst is removed by filtration, and the solvent is distilled under reduced pressure to afford a solid residue, which is purified by re-crystallization from aqueous ethanol to yield L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester. It displays a double melting point at about 190°C and 245°-247°C. 

When addition is complete the mixture is heated under reflux during 5 hours and then the acetone is removed by distillation. The residue is dissolved in water, acidified with hydrochloric acid and the mixture extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract is stirred with sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and the aqueous layer is separated. The alkaline extract is acidified with hydrochloric acid and filtered. The solid product is drained free from oil on a filter pump, then washed with petroleum ether (BP 40° to 60°C), and dried at 50°C. The solid residue, MP 114° to 116°C, may be crystallized from methanol (with the addition of charcoal) to give p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid, MP 118° to 119°C. 

A solution of 50 grams of N-(a-methylhomoveratryl)-3-methoxy-4-ethoxyphenylacetamide, prepared as set out above, in 200 cc of benzene, is treated with 8 cc of phosphorus oxychloride. The mixture is refluxed for about 3 hours, cooled and then is shaken with a solution composed of 15 grams of sodium hydroxide dissolved in 60 cc of water. The aqueous layer is removed, and the benzene solution is washed with water. The washed benzene solution is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness. The low-melting solid residue is 6,7-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-(3 -methoxy-4 -ethoxybenzyl)-dihydroisoquinoline base. 

The crystallized solid residue was washed with anhydrous ether to remove any unreacted benzoyl chloride. The 1-cyclohexylamino-2-propyl benzoate hydrochloride obtained was purified by two recrystallizations from absolute alcohol. It melted at 177° to 178.5°C. 

The thus-obtained residue was dissolved in a mixture of 268 ml of methanol and 26.8 ml of 3N aqueous sulfuric acid and heated under reflux for 40 minutes, with a color change from yellow to green. The reaction mixture was then cooled, neutralized by addition of 127 ml of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution, and concentrated under reduced pressure until almost all the methanol was removed. The resulting solid was removed by filtration, washed with water, dried, and twice crystallized from ethyl acetate to give 1.1 g of 11/3-hydroxy-Ba-methylprogesterone having a MP of 155° to 158°C, according to U.S. Patent 2,864,837. 

Toward the end of this distillation it is advisable to connect with the suction to remove the last of the allyl cyanide from the solid residue in the flask. 

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