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HRID 1106804Generated: October 25, 2026

Hydrogen Bromide → 2-Benzyl benzylbromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen BromideHCID 260—
Reactant2-Benzylbenzyl alcoholHCID 74109—
Product2-Benzyl benzylbromideHCID 1242209898%

Reaction Steps

2-Benzylbenzyl alcohol (commercial) (1 g) was suspended in 48% aqueous hydrobromic acid (10 ml) and stirred vigorously for 20 hours. The resultant suspended solid was extracted twice with hexane and the extracts dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to give 2-benzyl benzylbromide as yellow solid (1.3 g, 98%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06057345
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_05
ORD IDord-fcee02b572c7498c91fc95a1d00aeceb
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_05