Benzyl Bromide → Benzyl 6-bromohexanoate

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A mixture of 50.0 g of 6-bromohexanoic acid, 88 g of benzyl bromide, and 69 g of potassium carbonate in 500 ml of dimethylformamide was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered, concentrated, and the residue was taken up in ether, washed with water and dried over sodium sulfate. The residue obtained after evaporation was distilled to give 63 g (85%) of benzyl 6-bromohexanoate.

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