DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jksa.25.1.7-12

Facile synthesis of 5-Isopropyl-2,3-dimethylbenzene-1,4-diol by Friedel-Crafts and Determination of Partition Coefficient in n- Octanol/Water

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia

Received: 11 Nov 2021; Revised: 22 Jan 2022; Accepted: 24 Jan 2022; Published: 31 Jan 2022.
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The wide therapeutic effect of quinone-based drugs has received considerable interest for a long time. In this research, Friedel-Crafts performed a facile synthesis of quinone derivatives using the mixture of Brønsted acid. Reflux of 2,3-dimethylhydroquinone (1), isopropanol, glacial acetic acid, and H2SO4 for 15 minutes gave yellow oil product of 5-isopropyl-2,3-dimethylbenzene-1,4-diol (2) as a major product. Characterization using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) revealed the methine proton splitting for isopropyl at δ 3.13 ppm, which has a cross-coupling with aromatic carbon at δ 119.6 ppm suggested the substitution of a proton on quinone ring with isopropyl group. Analysis Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FT-IR) showed the broad spectrum of –OH, the vibration of CH sp3, and isopropyl groups. The minor products identified as 5-isopropyl-2,3-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (3), 5-isopropyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,4 phenylene diacetate (4), and 2,3-dimethylbenzene-5,6-isopropyl-1,4-diol (5) confirmed from 2D HETCOR and MS analysis. The partition coefficient (log P) of compound 2 showed a higher solubility by 1.9-fold compared to hydroquinone 1. It is suggested that an additional methyl group increased the partition into the organic phase.
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Keywords: alkylation reaction; Brønsted acid; hydroquinone; isopropyl alcohol; partition coefficient
Funding: Brawijaya University; Ritsumeikan University

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