1,4-Dibromobenzene → 3-(4-Bromophenyl)oxetan-3-ol

HRID 1425952Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1425952 reaction equation
C([Li])CCC.Br[C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([Br:13])=[CH:9][CH:8]=1.[O:14]1[CH2:17][C:16](=[O:18])[CH2:15]1.[NH4+].[Cl-]>O1CCCC1>[Br:13][C:10]1[CH:11]=[CH:12][C:7]([C:16]2([OH:18])[CH2:17][O:14][CH2:15]2)=[CH:8][CH:9]=1

Participants

6

Conditions

Temperature
-78 °C

Procedure

n-Butyllithium (1.6 mol/L in hexanes, 1.33 mL) was added to a solution of 1,4-dibromobenzene (0.50 g) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) cooled to −78° C. The solution was stirred at this temperature for 30 min prior to the dropwise addition of 3-oxetanone (0.15 g) dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (2 mL). The solution was warmed in the cooling bath to room temperature overnight. Aqueous NH4Cl solution was then added and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4) and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by HPLC on reversed phase (acetonitrile/water) to give the title compound. Yield: 0.19 g (39% of theory); Mass spectrum (ESI−): m/z=273/275 (Br) [M+HCOO]−.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe solution was warmed in the cooling bath to room temperature overnight
  2. extractionthe resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate
  3. dry with materialThe combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4)
  4. customthe solvent was evaporated
  5. customThe residue was purified by HPLC on reversed phase (acetonitrile/water)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a8c570b7953745ed953006999c22ef02
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_01
Patent number
US08933072B2

Reaction notes

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