2-(3-Chloropropyl)-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane → 2-(3-Bromopropyl)-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane

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4.0 Parts of 5-chloro-2-pentanone ethylene ketal is mixed with 9.0 parts of lithium bromide and 2.0 parts of diisopropylethylamine in 30 parts by volume of tetrahydrofuran which has been distilled from lithium aluminum hydride. The mixture is refluxed under nitrogen for 48 hours, cooled and poured into a mixture of ether and water for extraction. The ether layer is washed twice with water, then with 1 N hydrochloric acid and then twice again with water. The ether layer is then dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 5-bromo-2-pentanone ethylene ketal of formula XXI of Chart C.

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