Water → 4-Hydroxy-4-(3-bromopropyl)-3.5-dimethyl-2,5-heptadiene

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Analogously to example I, 2-lithium-2-butene was prepared from 2-bromo-2-butene (15.0 g; 0.11 mol) and lithium (2.8 g; 0.26 mol). To the product obtained, ethyl 4-bromobutanoate (11.0 g; 0.056 mol) was added dropwise and with reflux at -40-20° C., followed by stirring for 30 minutes at -20° C. Water (200 ml) and subsequently pentane (100 ml) were slowly added dropwise at -20° C. After separation of the layers the water layer was washed two times with 100 ml of pentane/ether (1/1, v/v), after which the combined organic layers were washed with water (50 ml). The organic layer was dried (K2CO3), filtered and evaporated. The yield was 14.0 g (96%).

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