1-Bromo-3-methylbutane → 4-Isopentyloxy butanol

HRID 1284181Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1284181 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([OH:6])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][OH:5].[H-].[Na+].[CH2:9](Br)[CH2:10][CH:11]([CH3:13])[CH3:12]>COCCOC>[CH2:9]([O:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2][CH2:1][OH:6])[CH2:10][CH:11]([CH3:13])[CH3:12]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
55 °C

Procedure

36.0 g (0.40 mol) of 1,4-butandiol are added over the course of 20 minutes of a suspension of 12.20 g (0.279 mol) of 55 % sodium hydride in 400 cc of absolute 1,2-dimethoxyethane. The mixture is stirred at 55° C for 2 hours. After this period, 40.2 g (0.266 mol) of isopentyl bromide are added dropwise at 55°, over the course of 20 minutes, and the mixture is then stirred at 60° for 48 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled, filtered and the filtrate is evaporated at 40° /12 mm Hg. The residue is distilled at 0.9 mm Hg and for further purification the fraction, having a B.P. of 75° - 88°/0.09 mm Hg, is taken up in ether and washed with water. 4-Isopentyloxy-1-butanol is obtained as a gas-chromatographically pure oil.

Workup

  1. waitAfter this period
  2. stirringthe mixture is then stirred at 60° for 48 hours
  3. temperatureThe reaction mixture is cooled
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. customthe filtrate is evaporated at 40° /12 mm Hg
  6. distillationThe residue is distilled at 0.9 mm Hg and for further purification the fraction
  7. washwashed with water

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-37ca67612d004297b345cc81de40f315
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_08
Patent number
US03978097

Reaction notes

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