A New Simple and Industrial Process for Bromination of Alcohols |
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| Authors: | Jean-Manuel Mas Pascal Metivier |
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| Institution: | Rh?ne-Poulenc, Centre de Recherches des Carrières , 85, avenue des Frères Perret, BP. 62, 69192, Saint-Fons, Cedex, FRANCE |
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| Abstract: | Alcohols treated with thionyl chloride, followed by chlorine/bromine exchange using gaseous hydrobromic acid and thermal decomposition in the presence of a tertiary amine give the corresponding brominated compounds. The process is regio/stereo selective. |
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