Carbon tetrabromide → tert-butyl N-(3-bromopropyl)carbamate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 3-hydroxypropylcarbamate (5 g, 28.57 mmol) in dichloromethane (200 mL) was added triphenylphosphine (11.52 g, 42.85 mmol) followed by carbon tetrabromide (14.22 g, 42.85 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 18 h while monitoring by TLC. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by column chromatography (60-120 mesh silica gel) using 5-10% ethyl acetate in pet-ether to give tert-butyl 3-bromopropylcarbamate (4.5 g, 66.46%) as a light-brown liquid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 4.63 (1H, s), 3.45-3.42 (2H, t, J=6.4 Hz), 3.29-3.24 (2H, q, J=6.4 Hz), 2.08-2.01 (2H, m), 1.44 (9H, s).

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