Carbon tetrabromide → 1-Bromomethyl-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-benzene

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Carbon tetrabromide (3.47 g) was added to a stirred solution of 1,3-dihydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-benzene (800 mg) in anhydrous dichloromethane (16 mL) under argon. After cooling the resulting solution at 0° C., a solution of triphenylphosphine (2.68 g) in anhydrous dichloromethane (16 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 h and then concentrated in vacuo to a residue. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (Merck SuperVarioPrep 90 g column, Si60 15-40 μm, eluted with methanol/dichloromethane, 4:96) to give 1-bromomethyl-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-benzene (420 mg):

Provenance & Evidence