Hydrogen Bromide → 1-Decanol, 10-bromo-

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87.8 g (0.50 mol) of 1,10-decanediol, 165.1 g of 48% strength hydrobromic acid and 2.5 l of high-boiling petroleum ether (b.p. 100-140° C.) were heated under reflux with vigorous stirring for 4 hours. A further 80.0 g of 48 strength hydrobromic acid were added, and the mixture was boiled for 5 hours. After cooling to 30° C., the phases were separated. The organic phase was washed first with a solution of 100 g of Na2CO3 in 500 ml of water and then with 2×500 ml of water. Removal of the solvent was followed by chromatography on 700 g of silica gel. The byproduct 1,10-dibromodecane was eluted with cyclohexane/diethyl ether (20:1). Chromatography with cyclohexane/diethyl ether (2:1) afforded 103.9 g (0.44 mol, 87%) of 10-bromo-1-decanol.

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