2-Methoxyaniline → 4-Bromo-2-methoxyaniline

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At room temperature, 3.4 ml (30 mmol, 1.25 eq) of 2-methoxyaniline is diluted in 10 ml of acetic acid. Over approximately 1 hour, 1.2 ml (24 mmol, 0.8 eq) of bromine dissolved in 10 ml of acetic acid is added dropwise. A purple precipitate is formed. When all the bromine has been added, the hydrobromide is filtered on a Buchner funnel and rinsed with acetic acid. Take up the solid in a H2O/CH2Cl2 mixture. A slight excess of KOH pellets is added, the aqueous phase is extracted with CH2Cl2 and the organic phase is dried on MgSO4. Concentration under reduced pressure gives a brown oil which is purified by column chromatography (eluent CH2Cl2). The expected product (3.46 g) is a colorless oil (yield: 57%).

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