Benzoyl Peroxide → Ethyl 2-(bromomethyl)benzoate

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A mixture of 100 g. of ethyl o-toluate, 100 g. of N-bromosuccinimide, and 0.3 g. of benzoyl peroxide in 1 liter of carbon tetrachloride is heated under reflux for 3 hours with stirring and filtered. The filtrate is washed with 3% aqueous sodium hydroxide and then with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide ethyl α-bromo-o-toluate as an oil.

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