Dimethylformamide → 4-Bromo-2-ethyl-1-methoxymethyl-benzene

Reaction equation

[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][OH:9])=[C:4]([CH2:10][CH3:11])[CH:3]=1.[H-].[Na+].[CH3:14]N(C=O)C>>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][O:9][CH3:14])=[C:4]([CH2:10][CH3:11])[CH:3]=1

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 6228Dimethylformamide

HCID 24758Sodium hydride

HCID 587642724-Bromo-2-ethylbenzenemethanol

Product 1

HCID 587640534-Bromo-2-ethyl-1-methoxymethyl-benzeneYield 69%

Procedure

To a solution of (4-bromo-2-ethyl-phenyl)-methanol (0.700 g, 3.25 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) was added NaH (0.156 g, 60% dispersion in mineral oil, 3.90 mmol) followed by Mel (0.22 mL, 3.58 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 16 hours and then partitioned between H2O and EtOAc. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc, and the organic layer was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to a yellow oil. Purification by flash column chromatography (0% to 4% EtOAc in hexanes) gave the product as a clear oil (0.51 g, 69%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.15 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3 H), 2.58 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 2 H), 3.32 (s, 3 H), 4.35 (s, 2 H), 7.12 (m, 1 H), 7.24 (m, 1 H), 7.27 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1 H).