Tetrahydrofuran → 8-Phenyloctan-1-ol

HRID 1031628

Reaction equation

HRID 1031628 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH:7]([CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH3:16])C(O)=O)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.B#B.[O:19]1CCC[CH2:20]1>>[C:1]1([CH2:7][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:20][OH:19])[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=1

Participants

4

Procedure

A solution of 8 phenyloctanoic acid (19.8 mmoles in sieve dried tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) was reduced with diborane in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml, 29.1 mmoles) at 0° C. for 4 hours to give 8-phenyloctanol. To an ice cold solution of the octanol (ca. 19.8 mmoles) and carbon tetrabromide (21.98 mmoles) in methylene chloride (50 ml) was added triphenylphosphine (22.30 mmoles) in methylene chloride (50 ml) and the resulting solution was stirred for 2.5 hours. The volatiles were evaporated and the residue was taken up in ether (100 ml), cooled in ice, and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated and distilled to afford 8-phenyloctyl bromide as an oil.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-468a84765d274c81b8604223dd4a3b49
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1990_09
Patent number
US04954513

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