Carbon Tetrachloride → 4-(Bromomethyl)phenylacetic acid

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A mixture of 50 g (0.33 mol) of 4-methylphenyl acetic acid, 62 g (0.35mol) of N-bromosuccinimide, 200 ml of carbon tetrachloride and 0.1 g of 2,2-azobis(isobutyronitrile) are placed in a 500 ml flask and heated to reflux with stirring for 4 hours. After the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature, it is poured into 500 ml of water. The obtained precipitate is filtered off, and then washed with water. After drying under an atmosphere of reduced pressure, 55 g of a white powder are obtained (72%).

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