Dimethylformamide → 6-(4-Vinylbenzyloxy)bromohexane

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A DMF suspension (5 ml) of sodium hydride (50% in oil, 240 mg, 5.0 mmoles) was cooled to 0° C. under an argon atmosphere, and a DMF (1 ml) solution of 1.34 g of 4-vinylbenzyl alcohol (10 mmoles) was added. The reaction mixture was agitated for fifteen minutes, and a DMF solution (3 ml) of 3.66 g of 1,6-dibromohexane (15 mmoles) was added over at least five minutes. The reaction mixture was agitated at room temperature for three hours. Fifteen milliliters of water was added to the reaction solution while cooling using ice, and the solution was agitated for five minutes. The solution was extracted using ethyl acetate (2×40 ml). The combined organic layers were washed using 15 ml of saturated aqueous saline solution and dried using anhydrous sodium sulfate. Upon filtration and concentration, 4.11 g of the residue was purified using silica gel column chromatography (70 g silica gel, 20:1 hexane/Et2O) and 1.72 g of 6-(4-vinylbenzyloxy)bromohexane (5.8 mmoles, 58%) was obtained in the form of an oily substance.

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