[Br:1]N1C(=O)CCC1=O.N(C(C)(C)C#N)=NC(C)(C)C#N.[CH2:21]([C:23]1[CH:32]=[CH:31][CH:30]=[CH:29][C:24]=1[C:25]([O:27][CH3:28])=[O:26])[CH3:22]>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[Br:1][CH:21]([C:23]1[CH:32]=[CH:31][CH:30]=[CH:29][C:24]=1[C:25]([O:27][CH3:28])=[O:26])[CH3:22]N-Bromosuccinimide (10.7 g) and azodiisobutyronitrile (catalytic) were added to a solution of methyl 2-ethylbenzoate (10 g) in carbon tetrachloride (50 ml), and the resulting mixture was heated at 80° C. for 6 hours under reflux. After cooling, the reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give methyl 2-(1-bromoethyl)benzoate (12 g), almost pure by GC and NMR, as a yellow oil.
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