1,4-Dibromobutane → HCID 18623176, compound

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A mixture of 4-fluorobenzeneethanol (10.0 g), 1,4-dibromobutane (59.0 g), aqueous sodium hydroxide (50% w/v; 40 ml) and tetrabutylammonium bisulphate (1 g) was stirred at room temperature for 20 h, diluted with water (50 ml) and extracted with ER (2×100 ml). The dried extract was evaporated and the residue was purified by [C] eluting with cyclohexane followed by cyclohexane-ER (19:1) to give the title compound as a colourless oil (17.3 g). T.l.c. (cyclohexane-ER 9:1) Rf 0.4

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