Phosphorus tribromide → (4-Bromobutyl)cyclohexane

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4-Cyclohexyl-butan-1-ol(8.1 ml, 47 mmol) at -5° C. under nitrogen was treated dropwise over 10-15 min with 2.2 ml (23 mmol) of phosphorus tribromide, stirred at 0° C. for 15 min, room temperature for 2 h, then at 100° C. for 1.5 h before cooling to 0° C. The reaction was quenched with 50 g of ice, diluted with 100 ml of brine, and extracted with ether. The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated, and distilled at 2 mm Hg, 100° C., to give 9.84 g (96%) of 1-bromo-4-cyclohexylbutane as a colorless liquid. NMR (CDCl3, TMS) δ 0.6-2.3 (m, 17H), 3.43 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H).

Provenance & Evidence