Acetoxy_group
Acetoxy group
Chemical group (–OC(O)CH3)
In organic chemistry, the acetoxy group (abbr. AcO or OAc; IUPAC name: acetyloxy[1]), is a functional group with the formula −OCOCH3 and the structure −O−C(=O)−CH3. As the -oxy suffix implies, it differs from the acetyl group (−C(=O)−CH3) by the presence of an additional oxygen atom. The name acetoxy is the short form of acetyl-oxy.
An acetoxy group may be used as a protection for an alcohol functionality in a synthetic route although the protecting group itself is called an acetyl group.
Alcohol protection
There are several options of introducing an acetoxy functionality in a molecule from an alcohol (in effect protecting the alcohol by acetylation):
- Acetyl halide, such as acetyl chloride in the presence of a base like triethylamine[2]
- Activated ester form of acetic acid, such as a N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, although this is not advisable due to higher costs and difficulties.[3]
- Acetic anhydride in the presence of base with a catalyst such as pyridine with a bit of DMAP added.[4]
An alcohol is not a particularly strong nucleophile and, when present, more powerful nucleophiles like amines will react with the above-mentioned reagents in preference to the alcohol.[5]
Alcohol deprotection
For deprotection (regeneration of the alcohol)
- Aqueous base (pH >9)[6]
- Aqueous acid (pH <2), may have to be heated[7]
- Anhydrous base such as sodium methoxide in methanol. Very useful when a methyl ester of a carboxylic acid is also present in the molecule, as it will not hydrolyze it like an aqueous base would. (Same also holds with an ethoxide in ethanol with ethyl esters)[8]
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The systematic name 'acetyloxy' is preferred to the contracted name 'acetoxy' that may be used in general nomenclature.
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