Iodine → 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-alpha-methyl-1-benzoxepine-8-methanol

HRID 1463394

Reaction equation

HRID 1463394 reaction equation
Br[C:2]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:5]2[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][O:10][C:4]=2[CH:3]=1.II.[O:15]1CC[CH2:17][CH2:16]1>BrCCBr>[CH3:17][CH:16]([C:2]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:5]2[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][O:10][C:4]=2[CH:3]=1)[OH:15]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 807IodineHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranHCID 199355348-Bromo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[b]oxepine

Product 1

HCID 199354272,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-alpha-methyl-1-benzoxepine-8-methanol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 78391,2-DibromoethaneCatalyst

Conditions

Temperature
-10 °C

Procedure

7.3 g of 8-bromo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-benzoxepine in 30 ml of absolute tetrahydrofuran were added under argon to 930 mg of Mg shavings and a granule of iodine. The reaction was initiated by the addition of a few drops of 1,2-dibromoethane and had finished after 2 hours. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was cooled to -10° C. and excess acetaldehyde was distilled into the reaction vessel. After 10 minutes, the mixture was hydrolyzed with saturated sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3 ) solution, extracted with ether, washed with water, dried and evaporated to dryness. Chromatography on silica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate 3:1) yielded 4.93 g of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-α-methyl-1-benzoxepine-8-methanol as a colorless oil.

Workup

  1. distillationexcess acetaldehyde was distilled into the reaction vessel
  2. waitAfter 10 minutes
  3. extractionextracted with ether
  4. washwashed with water
  5. customdried
  6. customevaporated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9174c5fde683479b9293a27fac732da6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_04
Patent number
US05300522

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