Hydrogen Bromide → 4-Bromomethyldecylbenzene

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4-Decylphenylmethanol (3.91 g) was dissolved in toluene (40 ml) and thereto was added 48% hydrobromic acid (40 ml). The mixture was refluxed under heating at 90° C. for 6 hours. After cooling, the organic layer was separated and washed with saturated brine and a sodium hydrogencarbonate solution. The mixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was distilled away to give 4.9 g of the oily subject compound.

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