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HRID 531396Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrogen Bromide → {4-[3-Bromo-2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propoxy]phenyl}(phenyl)methanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen BromideHCID 260—
Reactant(4-{[3-(Hydroxymethyl)oxetan-3-yl]methoxy}phenyl)(phenyl)methanoneHCID 89906737—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product{4-[3-Bromo-2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propoxy]phenyl}(phenyl)methanoneHCID 89907389—

Reaction Steps

Suspend (4-{[3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetan-3-yl]methoxy}phenyl)(phenyl)methanone in a mixture of 48% aq. HBr and water and heat the mixture to reflux for 1 hour. Extract the product into dichloromethane, and evaporate the solvent, the solid residue may be recrystallised from ethanol to provide {4-[3-bromo-2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propoxy]phenyl}(phenyl)methanone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09353211B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_05
ORD IDord-693fb41c2ad141b39f5477b97ee2c183
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_05