Iodine → 2-Bromo-7-iodo-9H-fluorene

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A mixture of 2-bromofluorene (12.61 g, 50 mmol), acetic acid (125 mL), water (9 mL), concentrated sulfuric-acid (4 mL), iodine (5.1 g, 20.1 mmol) and iodic acid (2.2 g, 12.5 mmol) was heated at 80-90° C. for 2 hours, cooled and filtered. The solids were washed with acetic acid (100 mL) and water (500 mL), to yield the product 14.7 g (79% yield), m.p. 179-185° C. Mass Spec: m/z 418 (M+ diiodo), 370, 372 (M+ iodobromo), 322, 324,326 (M+ dibromo).

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