Butyl bromide → HCID 19010753, compound

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A solution of butylmagnesium bromide was prepared in the usual manner with diethyl ether (5 ml), magnesium (111 mg) and 1-bromobutane (624 mg). A solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzaldehyde (925 mg) in diethyl ether (5 ml) was added dropwise to the Grignard solution. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with aqueous ammonium chloride and the organic layer was separated, washed with water and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel column eluting with a mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate (85:15) to give 1-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)pentanol (635 mg) as an oil.

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