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HRID 619866Generated: October 26, 2026

Carbon tetrabromide → 5-(Bromomethyl)furan-2-carbonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCarbon tetrabromideHCID 11205—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
Reactant5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbonitrileHCID 3021406—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product5-(Bromomethyl)furan-2-carbonitrileHCID 1082139585.7%

Reaction Steps

5-Hydoxymethylfuran-2-carbononitrile (1.12 g, 9.1 mmol) is dissolved in THF (75 mL), treated with triphenylphosphine (2.9 g, 11.06 mmol), carbon tetrabromide (3.78 g, 11.4 mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. Standard workup yields the title compound (1.45 g, 7.8 mmol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05958918
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_09
ORD IDord-1cc42026e8f94da08317e6191a13eb07
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_09