Reaction #1733

Reaction equation

2-hexyl-9,9-dimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocycloheptene

Br2

→

2-bromo-3-hexyl-5,5-dimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocycloheptene

Solvents

CH2Cl2

CH2Cl2

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   workup.ADDITIONthe mixture was poured on to ice
2. 2
   Extractionextracted with diethyl ether
3. 3
   Washwashed with bisulphite solution and NaCl soln
4. 4
   Drying, dried over Na2SO4
5. 5
   Otherevaporated to dryness

Procedure

This 3.08 g of 2-hexyl-9,9-dimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocycloheptene were dissolved in 35 ml of CH2Cl2, treated at 0° with a spatula tip of Fe powder and then reacted with a solution of 0.67 ml of Br2 (1.1 eq.) in 5 ml of CH2Cl2. After 30 min., the mixture was poured on to ice, extracted with diethyl ether, washed with bisulphite solution and NaCl soln., dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. Flash chromatography on SiO2 (hexane) gave 3.21 g of 2-bromo-3-hexyl-5,5-dimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocycloheptene as a colorless oil (GC purity: 82%, moreover 2% ed., 2.6% regioisomer, 8.3% dibromo compound and further prod.).

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