TRANSFORMATION OF AN EPOXIDE INTO A 1,2-DIBROMOALKANE BY A DIOXODIBROMOMOLYBDENUM(VI) COMPLEX

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(83)89528-X

Dioxodibromomolybdenum(VI) when complexed with acetonitrile reacts with cyclohexane oxide in a 2/1 ratio to give 1,2-dibromocyclohexane.This novel bromination reaction probably proceeds by an initial oxirane ring opening to give the β-bromoalkoxide, which then reacts with a second molecule of molybdenumdibromide to give the 1,2-dibromoalkane.