Phosphorus tribromide → 1-Bromo-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)butane

HRID 894435Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 894435 reaction equation
P(Br)(Br)[Br:2].[CH3:5][O:6][C:7]1[CH:8]=[C:9]([CH:13]([CH3:17])[CH2:14][CH2:15]O)[CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=1>CCOCC>[Br:2][CH2:15][CH2:14][CH:13]([C:9]1[CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=[C:7]([O:6][CH3:5])[CH:8]=1)[CH3:17]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 24614Phosphorus tribromideHCID 139885203-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-1-butanol

Product 1

HCID 204969191-Bromo-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)butane

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent2×

Procedure

A solution of phosphorous tribromide (5.7 ml., 0.06 mole) in ether (30 ml.) is added to a solution of 3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-butanol (30.0 g., 0.143 mole) in ether (20 ml.) at -5° C. to -10° C. and the reaction mixture stirred at -5° C. to -10° C. for 2.5 hours. It is then warmed to room temperature and stirred for an additional 30 minutes. The mixture is poured over ice (200 g.) and the resulting mixture extracted with ether (3×50 ml.). The combined extracts are washed with 5% sodium hydroxide solution (3×50 ml.), saturated sodium chloride solution (1×50 ml.) and dried (Na2SO4). Removal of the ether and vacuum distillation of the residue affords the title product.

Workup

  1. stirringstirred for an additional 30 minutes
  2. extractionthe resulting mixture extracted with ether (3×50 ml.)
  3. washThe combined extracts are washed with 5% sodium hydroxide solution (3×50 ml.), saturated sodium chloride solution (1×50 ml.)
  4. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  5. customRemoval of the ether and vacuum distillation of the residue

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9c53e61a12444712bfb20c481bc23f50
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_08
Patent number
US04283569

Reaction notes

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