Bromine → 2-(2-Amino-4-pyridyl)-2-bromo-1-(3-methylphenyl)ethanone hydrobromide

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To a solution of 2-(2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-4-pyridyl)-1-(3-methylphenyl)ethanone (185 g, 0.566 mol) in acetic acid (400 mL) was added bromine (29.2 mL, 0.566 mol) and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was concentrated and the residue was crystallized from acetonitrile-ethyl acetate to give the title compound (171 g, yield 78%).

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