Propargyl alcohol → 1-Bromo-6-(prop-2-YN-1-yloxy)hexane

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A mixture of propargyl alcohol (5.6 g), 1,6-dibromohexane (73.2 g), tetrabutylammonium bisulphate (0.5 g), and aqueous sodium hydroxide (50%, w/v, 27 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 20 h, diluted with water (50 ml), and extracted with diethyl ether (2×100 ml). The dried extract was evaporated and the residue was purified on a column of silica (Merck 9385) eluting with cyclohexane followed by cyclohexane-diethyl ether (19:1) to give the title compound as a colourless oil (15.0 g), t.l.c. (cyclohexane-diethyl ether 9:1) Rf 0.4.

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