Propargyl bromide → 4-Trimethylsilylethynyl-1-octyn-4-ol

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred suspension of 1.29 g. of magnesium and 10 mg. of mercuric chloride in 12 ml. of ether is added 0.4 ml. of propargyl bromide. The reaction is initiated after stirring at room temperature for a few minutes. The stirred mixture is cooled in an ice-water bath and a solution of 9.64 g. of n-butyl trimethylsilylethynyl ketone and 3.51 ml. of propargyl bromide in 13 ml. of ether is added, dropwise so that the mixture is very gently boiling during 40 minutes. After addition, the cooling bath is removed and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The mixture is recooled in an ice-bath and 10 ml. of saturated ammonium chloride solution is added. The resulting white mixture is filtered through diatomaceous earth. The clear mother liquor is washed with saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent is evaporated to dryness giving 10.5 g. of a red liquid. This liquid is Kugelrohr-distilled at 60° C./0.25-0.3 mm. The pale yellow liquid distillage which is the desired product weighs 8.5 g.

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