Phosphorus tribromide → 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenethyl bromide

HRID 2253910Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2253910 reaction equation
P(Br)(Br)[Br:2].[CH2:5]1[O:16][C:15]2[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:9]([CH2:10][CH2:11]O)=[CH:8][C:7]=2[O:6]1>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[CH2:5]1[O:16][C:15]2[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:9]([CH2:10][CH2:11][Br:2])=[CH:8][C:7]=2[O:6]1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 24614Phosphorus tribromideHCID 27598462-(1,3-Dioxaindan-5-yl)ethan-1-ol

Product 1

HCID 122072243,4-Methylenedioxyphenethyl bromideYield 121.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent2×

Procedure

A solution of phosphorus tribromide (8.1 g) in carbon tetrachloride (50 ml) was added dropwise over 30 minutes to a stirred solution of 3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl alcohol (15.0 g) (see Preparation 15) in carbon tetrachloride (200 ml) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours, washed sequentially with water (twice), 5M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and water, dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatogrpahy on silica (100 g) using carbon tetrachloride as the eluant. Appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated to give the title compound as a pale yellow oil (8.3 g, 40%), which was characterised by its 1H n.m.r. spectrum.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe mixture was heated
  2. temperatureunder reflux for 3 hours
  3. washwashed sequentially with water (twice), 5M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and water
  4. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulphate
  5. customevaporated
  6. customThe residue was purified by chromatogrpahy on silica (100 g)
  7. customevaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8c9cfd33ca224bec91c93a95ea23e8f7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1993_08
Patent number
US05233053

Reaction notes

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