Diethyl ether bromide

Ethyl bromide is a colourless liquid, of b.p. 38° and [Pg.102]

In the flask were placed 800 ml (note 1) of dry diethyl ether. Twenty grams of lithium (note 2) were flattened (thickness about 1 mm) with a hammer (note 3) and cut into small pieces (about 10 x 2 1 mm ), which were introduced at the same time into the flask. The contents of the flask were cooled to -30°C, after the air in the flask had been replaced with nitrogen. From the dropping funnel, which contained 1.12 mol of ethyl bromide, were added 10-15 g of ethyl bromide. 

It took 5-10 min before the reaction started this was visible by the appearance of turbidity of the diethyl ether and later by the appearance of a gloss on the pieces of lithium and a distinct increase in temperature. Care was taken that the temperature did not rise above -20°C (note 4). When the reaction had subsided, the addition of ethyl bromide was continued, now dropwise (note 5). The temperature was kept between -20 and -30 C (note 6). After the addition, which was carried out in 30-40 min, stirring was continued for about a further 1 h. The temperature was allowed to rise gradually to -10°C. When the gloss on the piece of lithium had disappeared, the solution was poured into another flask through... 

Propargylmagnesium bromide in diethyl ether diethyl ether... 

The lithiation of allene can also be carried out with ethyllithium or butyl-lithium in diethyl ether (prepared from the alkyl bromides), using THF as a cosolvent. The salt suspension which is initially present when the solution of alkyllithium is cooled to -50°C or lower has disappeared almost completely when the reaction between allene and alkyllithium is finished. 

In some experiments the presence of hexane is undesirable in view of the volatility of the products. In these cases one can use butyllithium in pentane (prepared from butyllithium in hexane, by replacing the hexane with pentane see Exp. 10) or ethyllithium in diethyl ether, prepared from ethyl bromide and 11thiurn (see Exp. 1). 

The alkylations proceeded much more slowly, when ethyl- or butyllithium in diethyl ether, prepared from the alkyl bromides, had been used for the metallation of allene, in spite of the presence of THF and HMPT as co-solvents. 

To a solution of 0.30 mol of ethyllithium (note 1) in about 270 ml of diethyl ether (see Chapter II, Exp. 1) v/as added 0.30 mol of methoxyallene at -20°C (see Chapter IV, Exp. 4) at a rate such that the temperature could be kept between -15 and -2Q°C. Fifteen minutes later a mixture of 0.27 mol of >z-butyl bromide and 100 ml of pure, dry HMPT ivas added in 5 min with efficient cooling, so that the temperature of the reaction mixture remained below 0°C. The cooling bath was then removed and the temperature was allowed to rise. After 4 h the brown reaction mixture was poured into 200 ml of ice-water. The aqueous layer was extracted twice with diethyl ether. The combined solutions were washed with concentrated ammonium chloride solution (which had been made slightly alkaline by addition of a few millilitres of aqueous ammonia, note 2) and dried over potassium carbonate. After addition of a small amount (2-5 ml) of... 

Note 1. Butyl- or ethyllithium in diethyl ether, prepared from the alkyl bromide, contains LiBr, which may react with chlorine to form bromine, so that RCeC-Br will also be formed. 

A solution of 0.21 mol of butyllithium in about 140 ml of hexane (note 1) was cooled below -40°C and 90 ml of dry THF ivere run in. Subsequently a cold (< -20 C) solution of 0.25 nol of propyne in 20 ml of dry THF was added with cooling below -20°C and a white precipitate was formed. A solution of 0.10 mol of anhydrous (note 2) lithium bromide in 30 ml of THF was added, followed by 0.20 mol of freshly distilled cyclopentanone or cyclohexanone, all at -30°C. The precipitate had disappeared almost completely after 20 min. The cooling bath was then removed and when the temperature had reached 0°C, the mixture was hydrolyzed by addition of 100 ml of a solution of 20 g of NHi,Cl in water. After shaking and separation of the layers four extractions with diethyl ether were carried out. The extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvents removed by evaporation in a water--pump vacuum. Careful distillation of the remaining liquids afforded the following... 

To a vigorously stirred suspension of 2 mol of lithium amide in 2 1 of liquid atimonia (see II, Exp. 11) was added in 15 min 1 mol of propargyl alcohol (commercial product, distilled in a partial vacuum before use). Subsequently, 1 mol of butyl bromide was added dropwise in 75 min. After an additional 1.5 h, stirring was stopped and the ammonia was allovied to evaporate. To the solid residue were added 500 ml of ice-water. After the solid mass had dissolved, six extractions with diethyl ether were performed. The (unwashed) combined extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated in a water-pump vacuum. Distillation of the residue through a 40-cm Vigreux column afforded 2-heptyn-l-ol, b.p. 

Ojj 1.5323, prepared from phenol, KOH in ethanol and propargyl bromide) was added and the mixture was heated at 60°C for 15 min. It was then poured into 200 ml of ice-water and the reaction products were extracted with diethyl ether. The ethereal extracts were washed with saturated NH Cl solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated in a water-pump vacuum. There remained 9.5 g of 3 1 mixture... 

To a refluxing solution 0. phenylmagnesium bromide in 650 ml of diethyl ether, prepared from 1.15 mol of broraobenzene (see Chapter 11, Exp. 5) was added 1.00 mol of ally] bromide at a rate such that refluxing was maintained (about 30 min). 

Thirty minutes after refluxing had stopped, a trace of copper(I) bromide was added to terminate the conversion. The reaction mixture was cautiously poured on to 500 g of finely crushed ice, then 200 ml of 4 N hydrochloric acid were added. After the remaining ice had melted the layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted three times with diethyl ether. The combined ethereal solutions were washed with saturated NaCl solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. The greater part of... 

To a mixture of 0.30 mol of l-diethylamino-4-methoxy-2-butyne (see Chapter V, Exp. 15) and 175 ml of dry diethyl ether were added 2.5 g of copper(I) bromide. 

A solution of methylmagnesium bromide in 150 ml of diethyl ether, prepared from 0.5 mol of methyl bromide (see Chapter II, Exp. 5) was subsequently added in 20 min with cooling at about 20°C. After the addition the mixture was warmed for 2 h under reflux (the thermometer and gas outlet were replaced with a reflux condenser), a black slurry being formed on the bottom of the flask. The mixture was cooled in a bath of dry-ice and acetone and a solution of 30 g of ammonium chlori.de in 200 ml of water was added with vigorous stirring. The organic layer and four ethereal extracts were combined, dried over potassium carbonate and subsequently concentrated in a water-pump vacuum. Careful distillation of the residue through a 40-cm... 

To a mixture of 100 ml of THF and 0.10 mol of the epoxide (note 1) was added 0.5 g Of copper(I) bromide. A solution of phenylmagnesium bromide (prepared from 0.18 mol of bromobenzene, see Chapter II, Exp. 5) in 130 ml of THF was added drop-wise in 20 min at 20-30°C. After an additional 30 min the black reaction mixture was hydrolysed with a solution of 2 g of NaCN or KCN and 20 g of ammonium chloride in 150 ml of water. The aqueous layer was extracted three times with diethyl ether. The combined organic solutions were washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate. The residue obtained after concentration of the solution in a water-pump vacuum was distilled through a short column, giving the allenic alcohol, b.p. 100°C/0.2 mmHg, n. 1.5705, in 75% yield. 

To a mixture of 0.10 mol of 1-ethoxy-l,2-heptadiene (see this chapter, Exp. 13) and 120 ml of diethyl ether was added 1 g of copper(I) bromide. A solution of butyl magnesium bromide in about 200 ml of diethyl ether, prepared from 0.25 mol of butyl bromide (see Chapter II, Exp. 5) was added in 15 min. The reaction was weakly exothermic and the temperature rose slowly to about 32°C. The mixture was held for an additional 40 min at that temperature, then the black reaction mixture was... 

After the air in the flask had been replaced completely with nitrogen, 100 ml of dry diethyl ether, 0.20 mol of the cumulenic ether (see Chapter V, Exps. 7, 8 and 11) and 1 g (note 1) of copper(l) bromide were placed in it. A solution of the Grignard-reagent, prepared from 0.50 mol of the chloride (see Chapter II,... 

Note 2. A sufficient amount of diethyl ether should be used for the first extraction of the bromide in order to obtain an upper layer. 

In the flask were placed 0.40 mol of dry, powdered copper(I) cyanide, 9 g of anhydrous lithium bromide (note 1), 50 ml of dry THF and 0.30 mol of l-bromo-2--heptyne (prepared from the corresponding alcohol and PBrs in diethyl ether, see VIII-2, Exp. 10). The mixture was heated until an exothermic reaction started, which occurred at about 80°C. The solid dissolved gradually. The mixture was kept... 

In the flask were placed a solution of 7 g of anhydrous LiBr in 50 ml of dry THF, 0.40 mol of the allenic bromide (see Chapter VI, Exp. 31) and 0.50 mol of finely powdered copper(I) cyanide. The mixture was swirled by hand and the temperature rose in about 15 min to 60°C. It was kept between 55 and 60°C by occasional cooling in a water-bath. When the exothermic reaction had subsided, the flask was warmed for an additional 30 min at 55-60°C and the brown solution was then poured into a vigorously stirred solution of 30 g of NaCN and 100 g of NH,C1 in 300 ml of water, to which 150 ml of diethyl ether had been added. During this operation the temperature was kept below 20 c. The reaction flask was subsequently rinsed with the NaCN solution. After separation of the layers the aqueous layer was extracted with ether. The extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated... 

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