Phosphorus tribromide → 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-1-cyclopentylmethylbromide

HRID 845878Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 845878 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1([CH3:11])[CH2:6][CH2:5][C:4]([CH3:8])([CH3:7])[CH:3]1[CH2:9]O.P(Br)(Br)[Br:13]>C1C=CC=CC=1>[CH3:1][C:2]1([CH3:11])[CH2:6][CH2:5][C:4]([CH3:8])([CH3:7])[CH:3]1[CH2:9][Br:13]

Participants

4

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-1-cyclopentylmethanol is dissolved in benzene and stirred at 0° C. under argon. A solution of phosphorus tribromide in benzene is added and the mixture is stirred for 2 hours and then heated to 60° C. for 4 hours. The mixture is cooled, poured into ice and extracted with ether. The organic layer is washed with saturated NaHCO3, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to yield 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-1-cyclopentylmethyl bromide.

Workup

  1. stirringthe mixture is stirred for 2 hours
  2. temperatureheated to 60° C. for 4 hours
  3. temperatureThe mixture is cooled
  4. additionpoured into ice
  5. extractionextracted with ether
  6. washThe organic layer is washed with saturated NaHCO3
  7. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
  8. customevaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-00229a571a414a84bd29704e05a52765
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1988_07
Patent number
US04760175

Reaction notes

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