Hydrochloric Acid → p-Octylphenylboric acid

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

50 ml of THF (tetrahydrofuran) was added to 2.91 g (0.12 mol) of metallic magnesium, and the mixture was stirred. 100 ml of a solution of 26.89 g (0.1 mol) of p-octylbromobenzene in THF was added dropwise thereto, and the mixture was heated. After the initiation of the reaction was confirmed, the mixture was refluxed for one hr. The mixture was cooled to −78° C., 12.46 g (0.12 mol) of trimethylboric acid was added dropwise thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. The temperature was returned to room temperature, followed by stirring for additional one hr. Dilute hydrochloric acid was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for one hr. The aqueous layer was extracted with ether, and the oil layer was washed with water and then with an aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate. The oil layer was then dried over sodium sulfate, the solvent was removed by distillation, and the resultant crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel to give p-octylphenylboric acid.

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