Triphenylphosphine → 1-(3-bromomethyl-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-methyl-1H-tetrazole

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(3-(5-Methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)methanol (110 mg, 0.46 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (240 mg, 0.93 mmol) were combined in methylene chloride (4 mL) and cooled to 0° C. N-Bromosuccinimide (171 mg, 0.96 mmol) was introduced in portions and the reaction allowed to warm to room temperature. After 16 h, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with concentrated sodium bicarbonate (2×), brine (2×), dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated. Column chromatography on silica gel (20% ethyl acetate/hexanes) gave 120 mg (82%). LC/MS (HPLC method 3): tR=2.30 min, 323.01 (MH)+.

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