2-Bromobenzyl bromide → HCID 59749687, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2-bromo-benzyl bromide (1 ml, Aldrich 187070) in acetone was added potassium thioacetate (0.9 g, Aldrich 241776) and the mixture refluxed for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was purified on a plug of silica eluting through with further acetone to give thioacetic acid S-(2-bromo-benzyl) ester (1.57 g) 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 2.34 (3H, s), 4.24 (2H, s), 7.09-7.14 (1H, dt), 7.23-7.27 (1H, dt), 7.44-7.46 (1H, dd), 7.54-7.56 (1H, dd).

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