Bromine → 4-[1-(5-Bromofuran-2-yl)ethyl]morpholine

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4-(1-furan-2-yl-ethyl)-morpholine (1.1 mmol) was taken up in DCM (5 ml) and stirred at 0° C. Nitrogen was passed through the reaction vessel and bubbled out through a Dreschel bottle containing a saturated aqueous solution of sodium thiosulphate, whilst bromine (1.54 mmol in 2 ml DCM) was added dropwise. After addition the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, then diluted with more DCM, washed twice with 2M Na2CO3 solution, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in-vacuo. After purification by flash chromatography (silica, 5 to 10% EtOAc in hexane), 4-[1-(5-bromo-furan-2-yl)-ethyl]-morpholine was obtained as a golden oil: m/z in MS ES+=260, 262 [M+H]+, 0.46 mmol, 42% yield.

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