Bromobenzene → 2-chloro-1,1-diphenylethanol

HRID 1731755Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1731755 reaction equation
Br[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Mg].[CH2:9]([Cl:18])[C:10]([C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1)=[O:11].[Cl-].[NH4+]>[Na].C(OCC)C>[C:2]1([C:10]([C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)([OH:11])[CH2:9][Cl:18])[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 7961BromobenzeneHCID 107572-ChloroacetophenoneHCID 25517Ammonium ChlorideHCID 5462224Magnesium2×

Product 1

HCID 2325962-chloro-1,1-diphenylethanolYield 60%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolventHCID 5360545SodiumSolvent

Procedure

Bromobenzene (0.2 mol, 31.4 g) in sodium dry diethyl ether (200 ml) was added dropwise to magnesium (0.22 gram atoms, 5.3 g). After all the magnesium had reacted, phenacyl chloride (0.1 mol, 15.5 g) in diethyl ether (100 ml) was added dropwise and the solution stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into saturated ammonium chloride solution, washed with water (3×150 ml), and dried (Na2SO4). Removal of the ether gave a pale yellow oil which solidified on standing. Recrystallisation from petroleum ether (60°-80°) gave 1,1-diphenyl-2-chloro-ethan-1-ol (60%) as a white crystalline solid, m.p. 56°-57°.

Workup

  1. washwashed with water (3×150 ml)
  2. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  3. customRemoval of the ether
  4. customgave a pale yellow oil which
  5. customRecrystallisation from petroleum ether (60°-80°)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-1a78aeb6cff048f0b47904a9917f86a8
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1986_11
Patent number
US04623654

Reaction notes

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