Water → HCID 10861038, compound

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Reaction Steps

While stirring vigorously 15.12 g (60 mmoles) of 1-octadecene in 300 ml of DMSO containing 2.7 g of water, 21.36 g (120 mmoles) of N-bromosuccinimide was added over a period of 40 minutes. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 100 minutes, poured into a cold water and extracted with ether. The extract was washed with water, dried and concentrated. The residue was purified by recrystallization and silica gel chromatography to give 10.7 g of 1-bromo-2-hydroxyoctadecane (m.p. 53.5°-54.5° C.), 3.0 g of 2-bromo-1-octadecanol (m.p. 39°-39.5° C.) and 3.78 g of a mixture of these compounds.

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