Pinacol → 2-(4-Bromobutyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane

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After gently warming until melted, 4-bromo-1-butylboronic acid catechol ester (112.2 g, 0.44 mol, 1.0 equiv), while under a stream of nitrogen, was added to a 3-necked 500 mL round-bottomed flask, diluted with freshly distilled THF (150 mL, 3.0 M) and treated with pinacol (104.0 g, 0.88 mol, 2 equiv) in one portion. After stirring for 16 h under a nitrogen atmosphere the resulting solution was concentrated. The crude product was diluted with heptane (500 mL) and cooled in an ice-water bath. After 1 h, the precipitated catechol was removed by filtration and the remaining solution was filtered through a short pad of silica gel (500 g) wetted with heptane. After eluting with solutions of 5% ethyl acetate in heptane (700 mL) and 10% ethyl acetate in heptane (700 mL), the filtrate was concentrated to give 2-(4-bromobutyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane as a colorless oil (112.7 g, 97%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 3.38 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.90-1.78 (m, 2H), 1.58-1.44 (m, 2H), 1.26 (s, 12H), 0.78 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H); ESI-LCMS m/z calcd for C10H20BBrO2: expected 262.1. found 263.1 (M+H)+.

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