Benzoyl Peroxide → 5-Bromo-2-(bromomethyl)pyridine

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To a stirred solution of 5-bromo-2-methylpyridine (1.2 g, 4.78 mmole), in dry CCl4 (150 mL) at RT was added NBS (1.02 g, 5.73 mmole) and benzoylperoxide (0.12 g, 0.48 mmole). After 18 h at reflux, the reaction contents were cooled to RT and filtered through a scintered-glass funnel washing with CHCl3. Concentration under vacuum and purification on silica (EtOAc) afforded the title compound (1.12 g, 71%) as light yellow solid: (EtOAc): LC-MS (ES) m/e 330 (M)+.

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