Furan → 2-(4-Chlorobutyl)furan

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Reaction Steps

Furan (1.36 g) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) and cooled to -25° C. Hexane solution (12.5 ml) of n-butyllithium of 1.68 mol/l was added to the reaction solution, which was stirred at -15° C. for 4 hours. Subsequently, 1-bromo-4-chlorobutane (3.43 g) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (2.5 ml) and added to the reaction solution. This solution was further stirred at -15° C. for 1 hour and stood overnight at room temperature. The reaction solution was poured into icy water and extracted with ether. The extracted solution was successively washed with water, a saturated ammonium chloride solution and a saturated sodium chloride solution. It was then dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and the resultant oil-like product was purified by distillation under reduced pressure (130° C./12 mmHg). The object compound (2.87 g) was obtained in the form of oil.

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