Cumene → 2-Bromo-1-(4-(propan-2-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

HRID 2376328Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2376328 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH:7]([CH3:9])[CH3:8])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[Cl-].[Al+3].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Br:14][CH2:15][C:16](Br)=[O:17]>ClCCl>[Br:14][CH2:15][C:16]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:1]([CH:7]([CH3:9])[CH3:8])=[CH:2][CH:3]=1)=[O:17]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
-1 °C

Procedure

To a solution of cumene (42 g, 350 mmol) and aluminum chloride (56.0 g, 420 mmol) in dichloromethane (500 mL) was added bromoacetylbromide (33.5 mL, 385 mmol) at −40° C. for 40 minutes, and the mixture was stirred until it was warmed to −1° C. for 2 hours. The reaction solution was poured into ice-cold water to separate the organic layer. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and a saturated brine, and then was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 84 g (yield 99%) of the title compound. Oily matter.

Workup

  1. additionThe reaction solution was poured into ice-cold water
  2. customto separate the organic layer
  3. washThe organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution
  4. dry with materiala saturated brine, and then was dried over sodium sulfate
  5. distillationThe solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d3705f1a295f427e8f283e623cc692d7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_12
Patent number
US07465815B2

Reaction notes

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