1,4-Dibromobutane → Butyl 1-(4-bromo-butyl)-cyclopentanecarboxylate

Under a N2 atmosphere at −60° C., a solution of butyl cyclopentanecarboxylate (prepared according to Payne, G. B.; Smith, C. W., J. Org. Chem., 1957, 22, 1680-1682, 80.0 g, 0.42 mol) and 1,4-dibromobutane (183.3 g, 0.84 mol) in dry THF (700 mL) was added drop wise to a mixture of LDA (2M in THF/heptane/ethylbenzene, 250 mL, 0.50 mol) and dry THF (250 mL) in 1.5 h. After that, the reaction mixture was allowed to slowly reach rt during 3.5 h. Then, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-cold saturated aqueous NH4Cl (1 L). The organic layer was decanted and concentrated in vacuo to a smaller volume. The aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3×250 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous NH4Cl (250 mL) and brine (2×250 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated in vacuo. The remaining residue was purified by fractional distillation to give butyl 1-(4-bromo-butyl)-cyclopentanecarboxylate (62.8 g, 49%) as a light yellow liquid. bp: T=116-117° C. (p=0.040-0.051 Torr). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ=4.07 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.38 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.16-2.10 (m, 2H), 1.83 (quintet, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 1.65-1.59 (m, 8H), 1.50-1.31 (m, 6H), 0.94 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3): δ=177.6, 64.1, 53.9, 38.2, 36.0 (2×), 33.3, 33.0, 30.6, 24.8 (2×), 24.6, 19.1, 13.6. HRMS calcd for C14H25BrO2 (M+): 304.1038. found: 304.1042.

1. customThe organic layer was decanted
2. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo to a smaller volume
3. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3×250 mL)
4. washThe combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous NH4Cl (250 mL) and brine (2×250 mL)
5. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
6. customevaporated in vacuo
7. distillationThe remaining residue was purified by fractional distillation

ORD record

ord-0faedec20da346af8ec87da0ed38104b

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2014_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08623915B2