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

HRID 37412

Reaction equation

HRID 37412 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-69558ce886804b19993bb5e130032ad6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1995_05
Patent number
US05420273

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