Carbon tetrabromide → Tert-butyl 3-(3,3-dibromoprop-2-en-1-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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A flask was charged with triphenylphosphine (477 g, 1.82 mol) and dichloromethane (2,500 ml) was cooled to 0° C. A solution of carbon tetrabromide (302 g, 910 mmol) in dichloromethane (300 ml) was added dropwise, followed by the dropwise addition of a solution of tert-butyl 3-(2-oxoethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (97 g, 455.40 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in dichloromethane (200 ml). The resulting solution was allowed stir for 1.5 hours at 0° C. The reaction mixture was washed with 4,000 ml of petroleum ether, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/petroleum ether gradient) to afford tert-butyl 3-(3,3-dibromoprop-2-en-1-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate as light yellow oil.

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