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HRID 1771046Generated: October 27, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl 8-bromooctanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantDicyclohexylcarbodiimideHCID 10868—
Reactant8-Bromooctanoic acidHCID 548275—
Catalyst4-PyrrolidinopyridineHCID 75567—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductBenzyl 8-bromooctanoateHCID 11278409100.2%

Reaction Steps

This compound was prepared from 8-bromooctanoic acid (2.23 g; 10.0 mmol), benzyl alcohol (1.19 g; 11.0 mmol), N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC, 2.27 g; 11.0 mmol), and 4-pyrrolidinylpyridine (50 mg) in dry dichloromethane (50 mL) using Procedure A. 3.14 g (100%) product was obtained (clear oil that eventually solidified on standing).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09249086B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_02
ORD IDord-1387cc3a850741b1bace81194970ff9f
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_02