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HRID 2083890Generated: November 1, 2026

Ethanol → Bromo-PEG4-t-butyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantCarbon tetrabromideHCID 11205—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantHydroxy-PEG4-t-butyl esterHCID 11174684—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductBromo-PEG4-t-butyl esterHCID 1208226647.5%

Reaction Steps

Alternatively, 1.61 g (5.03 mmol) of 9a was co-evaporated successively with 100% ethanol and toluene, then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and 4A molecular sieves in dichloromethane. The mixture was filtered and concentrated. To the dried compound (1.42 g) in 20 ml of dichloromethane was added 2.48 g of carbontetrabromide (CBr4, 7.47 mmol) and 1.50 g of triphenylphosphine (PPh3, 5.71 mmol). After stirring under an atmosphere of argon overnight, the reaction mixture was filtered through a silica gel bed, then concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography. (EtOAc/Hexane Gradient starting at a ratio of 1:2 and changing to a ratio of 2:3) to yield 0.92 g of the 10a. (62%). Rf=0.64 (EtOAc); 1H NMR (CDCl3) 3.785 (t, 2H, J=6.3+6.3 Hz), 3.68 (t, 2H, J=6.5+6.5 Hz), 3.650 (m, 8H), 3.615 (m, 4H), 3.462 (t, 2H, J=6.3+6.4 Hz), 2.491 (t, 2H, J=6.5+6.5 Hz), 1.434 (s, 9H); 13C NMR 171.063, 80.656, 71.368, 70.831, 70.764, 70.706, 70.678, 70.545, 67.061, 36.431, 30.474, 28.263; MS m/z 408.74 (M+Na)+, 406.70, 405.70, 404.73.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06716821B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_04
ORD IDord-b9175af2ab01437f8ad6dcf64f469d53
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_04