2'-Nitroacetophenone → 2-Bromo-2'-nitroacetophenone

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o-Nitroacetophenone (8.3 g, 50 mmol) in ether (100 ml) was treated with aluminium chloride (catalytic amount) followed by bromine (2.55 ml, 50 mmol) over 10 mins and the reaction stirred for 30 mins. The reaction was quenched with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, the ether layer separated, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate, the solution was dried (MgSO4), and evaporated under reduced pressure to yield o-nitro phenacyl bromide as a yellow oil (9.45 g, 77%); δH (CDCl3) 7.2-8.35 (4H, m, aryl), 4.30 (2H, S, CH2).

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