Benzoyl Peroxide → 2-(3-(Bromomethyl)-5-fluorophenyl)acetic acid

Reaction equation

C(OOC(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1)(=O)C1C=CC=CC=1.[F:19][C:20]1[CH:21]=[C:22]([CH2:27][C:28]([OH:30])=[O:29])[CH:23]=[C:24]([CH3:26])[CH:25]=1.C1C(=O)N([Br:38])C(=O)C1>ClCCl>[Br:38][CH2:26][C:24]1[CH:23]=[C:22]([CH2:27][C:28]([OH:30])=[O:29])[CH:21]=[C:20]([F:19])[CH:25]=1

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Procedure

Dibenzoyl peroxide (0.5 g) was added to a stirred mixture of 2-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)acetic acid (5.95 g) and NBS (6.93 g) in dichloromethane (120 mL). The resultant mixture was heated at reflux for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then washed twice with water. The organic layer was dried, filtered and the solvent concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash silica chromatography using 1% acetic acid and 17% ethyl acetate in isohexane as solvent. Fractions containing the product were concentrated to dryness to afford the subtitled compound. Yield 6.50 g.