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HRID 363023Generated: October 25, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → 1-(Benzyloxy)-4-(bromomethyl)benzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant(4-(Benzyloxy)phenyl)methanolHCID 70043—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product1-(Benzyloxy)-4-(bromomethyl)benzeneHCID 10492756—

Reaction Steps

To a cold suspension of 4-benzyloxybenzyl alcohol 9-1 (21.4 g, 0.10 mol) in ether (250 ml) was added phosphorus tribromide (10.8 g, 40 mmol) as in Example 7. Recovered 27.2 g of white solid which was recrystallized from hexane (200 ml). Obtained pure bromide 9-2.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05872138
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_02
ORD IDord-e5a47c0fc77a480b9fd05105ab39cd9c
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_02