Ethylene Glycol → 2-(2-Bromopropyl)-1,3-dioxolane

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Crotonaldehyde (9.18 g, 108 mmol) was added dropwise to a stirring solution of bromotrimethylsilane (24 g, 156 mmol) at 0° C., stirred for 1 hour at 0° C. then warmed to room temperature and stirred for a further 1 hour. Ethylene glycol (9.5 g, 156 mmol) and p-tolunesulphonic acid (100 mg) was added and the solution was heated to reflux, water was removed by use of Dean and Stark apparatus. On completion the mixture was cooled to room temperature and washed with aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution (saturated, 2×50 ml).The residue was purified by vacuum distillation to give 2-(2-bromopropyl)-1,3-dioxolane (18.8 g, 40–42° C. @1 mm Hg, 89%)

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