Azobisisobutyronitrile → 3-(Bromomethyl)biphenyl

HRID 483985

Reaction equation

HRID 483985 reaction equation
[C:1]1([C:7]2[CH:8]=[C:9]([CH3:13])[CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[Br:14]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.N(C(C)(C)C#N)=NC(C)(C)C#N>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[C:1]1([C:7]2[CH:8]=[C:9]([CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=2)[CH2:13][Br:14])[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6547AzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 125643-MethylbiphenylHCID 67184N-bromobutanimide

Product 1

HCID 38644053-(Bromomethyl)biphenyl

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent

Procedure

3-Phenylbenzyl bromide (melting point 54°-56° C.) was prepared by illumination of a solution of 3-phenyltoluene and N-bromosuccinimide in carbon tetrachloride in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fcf1d89feba149748bfeca870730ee23
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1993_07
Patent number
US05229393

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