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HRID 2404935Generated: October 31, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → 1-(2-Bromoethyl)-4-chlorobenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactantp-Chlorophenethylic alcoholHCID 74647—
Product1-(2-Bromoethyl)-4-chlorobenzeneHCID 23029—

Reaction Steps

In Stage 1, the 2-(4′-chlorophenyl)ethanol was reacted with phosphorous tribromide to give 2-(4′-chlorophenyl)ethyl bromide. The product was isolated directly from an aqueous quench without the need of an extractive solvent.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08802845B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_08
ORD IDord-e36bc58095e142a5b3ba0bc5954913c4
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_08