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HRID 429898Generated: October 25, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → 3-Cyclopentylbenzyl bromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant3-Cyclopentylbenzyl alcoholHCID 53788593—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product3-Cyclopentylbenzyl bromideHCID 18352477100%

Reaction Steps

According to example 17, 5.77 g of 3-cyclopentylbenzyl alcohol was treated with 1.09 mL of PBr3 in 25 mL of anhydrous CH2Cl2 to afford 7.85 g (100%) of 3-cyclopentylbenzyl bromide as a light yellow liquid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06319702B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_11
ORD IDord-077f699dba0b41dfae22e3b2b03659b2
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_11