1-Bromopentane → 3-Bromo-(1-hexenyl)benzene

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To 14.7 gm of the Wittig salt prepared from 1-bromopentane and triphenylphosphine in 80 ml of tetrahydrofuran at 0° C. is added 22.5 ml of n-butyl lithium (1.6M) in hexane. The mixture is stirred for 15 minutes, and 3.8 ml of 3-bromobenzaldehyde is added. This mixture is stirred for 30 minutes; and after concentrating and diluting with ether, the solids are filtered off. Further concentration of the filtrate and chromatography over silica gel eluting with 3:2 hexane:ether yields pure 3-bromo-(1-hexenyl)benzene as a clear oil.

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