Potassium Bromide → 7-Bromo-6-hydroxy-1-heptanol

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A mixture of 5 (120 mg, 0.9 mmol) in acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran (2 mL-0.4 mL) was treated with 0.3 mL of saturated aqueous potassium bromide solution at room temperature over 67 hours. It was then diluted with ether and poured into saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The separated organic layer was washed with saturated sodium thiosulfite, saturated sodium chloride, and dried over magnesium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent gave 127 mg of 7-bromo-6-hydroxy-1-heptanol (4).

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