Boron tribromide → 4-((5-Bromo-2-chlorophenyl)methyl)phenol

HRID 2038531Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2038531 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([Cl:8])=[C:4]([CH2:9][C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([O:16]CC)=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)[CH:3]=1.B(Br)(Br)Br>ClCCl>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([Cl:8])=[C:4]([CH:3]=1)[CH2:9][C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([OH:16])=[CH:12][CH:11]=1

Participants

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Reactant 2

HCID 25134Boron tribromideHCID 99964494-Bromo-1-chloro-2-(4-ethoxy-benzyl)-benzene2×

Product 1

HCID 574237514-((5-Bromo-2-chlorophenyl)methyl)phenolYield 68%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 4-bromo-1-chloro-2-(4-ethoxybenzyl)benzene (intermediate B) (747 g, 2.31 mol) in dichloromethane was added slowly boron tribromide (1.15 kg, 4.62 mol) at −78° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. When the reaction was complete as measured by TLC, the reaction was quenched with water. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with an aqueous solution of saturated sodium bicarbonate, then with water, and then with brine, and dried over Na2SO4. The residue was concentrated and then recrystallized in petroleum ether to obtain intermediate H as a white solid (460 g, yield 68%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 7.23˜7.29 (m, 3H), 7.08 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.79 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 5.01 (s, 1H), 4.00 (s, 2H).

Workup

  1. customthe reaction was quenched with water
  2. extractionThe mixture was extracted with dichloromethane
  3. washThe organic layer was washed with an aqueous solution of saturated sodium bicarbonate
  4. dry with materialwith water, and then with brine, and dried over Na2SO4
  5. concentrationThe residue was concentrated
  6. customrecrystallized in petroleum ether

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0bcd2dfcd9a74f5cb5ce702694ce8692
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_11
Patent number
US08575321B2

Reaction notes

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