m-Nitroacetophenone → 2-Bromo-1-(3-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-one

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Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of 1-(3-nitrophenyl)ethanone (50 g, 303.03 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in acetic acid (300 mL), Br2 (53.5 g, 331.6 mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 h at 60° C. in an oil bath. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of ice and the solids were collected by filtration. The crude product was re-crystallized from ethyl acetate/petroleum ether in the ratio of 1:10. This resulted in 25 g (34%) of 2-bromo-1-(3-nitrophenyl)ethanone as a white solid.

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