Triphenylphosphine → 4-Bromo-1-(bromomethyl)-2-methylbenzene

HRID 395189Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 395189 reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8]O)=[C:4]([CH3:10])[CH:3]=1.C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1.[Br:30]N1C(=O)CCC1=O>C(Cl)Cl>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][Br:30])=[C:4]([CH3:10])[CH:3]=1

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
25 °C

Procedure

A solution of (4-bromo-2-methyl-phenyl)-methanol (Intermediate 133, 319.0 mg, 1.58 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (466.0 mg, 1.74 mmol) in 5 mL CH2Cl2 was cooled to 0° C. and N-bromosuccinimide (309.0 mg, 1.74 mmol) was added in 5 portions over 20 minutes. The solution was warmed to 25° C. and stirred for 17 hours. The reaction was quenched by the addition of dilute aqueous NaHCO3. The resulting mixture was extracted with Et2O and the combined organic layers were washed with H2O and saturated aqueous NaCl before being dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The title compound, 350.0 mg (84%), was isolated by column chromatography (2-3% EtOAc-hexanes) as a colorless oil.

Workup

  1. customThe reaction was quenched by the addition of dilute aqueous NaHCO3
  2. extractionThe resulting mixture was extracted with Et2O
  3. washthe combined organic layers were washed with H2O and saturated aqueous NaCl
  4. dry with materialbefore being dried (Na2SO4)
  5. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-367cc9671b1f431eaf4edfdc3954f104
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_08
Patent number
US06603019B2

Reaction notes

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