Propargyl bromide → 4-Cyclopropyl-4-hydroxy-1-octyne

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To a stirred, refluxing suspension of amalgam prepared from 6.2 g of magnesium and 50 mg of mercuric chloride suspended in 60 ml of ether is added a solution of a mixture of 30.4 g of n-butyl cyclopropyl ketone (Example 8) and 29.8 g of propargyl bromide in 65 ml of ether during 60 minutes. After reaction at reflux temperature for an additional 30 minutes, the mixture is cooled to 0° and treated with 35 ml of saturated ammonium chloride. The mixture is diluted with ether and filtered through Celite. The filtrate is washed with brine, dried over potassium carbonate, and concentrated. The residue is distilled to provide a liquid, b.p. 93°-94° C. (12 mm), pmr spectrums (CDCl3): δ 0.43 (cyclopropyl hydrogens), 2.07 (triplet, HC≡C), and 2.44 (doublet, C≡CCH2).

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