1,5-Dibromopentane → HCID 19996099, compound

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A mixture of 2-benzo(b)furanethanol (2.00 g), 1,5-dibromopentane (6 ml), 50% sodium hydroxide (7 ml) and TAB (0.2 g) was vigorously stirred at 24° for 21 h, then partitioned between water (50 ml) and ether (60 ml). The organic phase was washed with brine (50 ml), dried and evaporated in vacuo. The oily residue was purified by FCC eluting with hexane-diethyl ether (97:3) to give the title compound as a colourless oil (2.70 g), t.l.c. (hexane-diethyl ether 4:1) Rf 0.54.

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