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HRID 2085595Generated: October 25, 2026

Diethyl Ether → 1-(2-Bromo-phenyl)-heptan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ReactantTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Reactant2-BromobenzaldehydeHCID 81129—
ReactantHCID 178444609HCID 178444609—
SolventHexaneHCID 8058—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product1-(2-Bromo-phenyl)-heptan-1-olHCID 22731273—

Reaction Steps

Following General Procedure K and using 2-bromo-benzaldehyde (1.5 g, 8 mmol), 15 mL of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, and a 2M solution of n-hexyl magnesium bromide solution in ether (6 mL, 12 mmol) followed by flash column chromatography using 10% ethyl acetate in hexane, the title compound was obtained (1.86 g, 85%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06720423B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_04
ORD IDord-393e82db8a8c4988ba6d5b36ac145e2c
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_04