4-Acetylpyridine → 4-(Bromoacetyl)pyridine hydrobromide

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To a stirred solution of 4-acetylpyridine (10 mL, 90 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (40 mL) and 48% hydrobromic acid (15 mL), bromine (4.65 mL, 90 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (10 mL) was added dropwise. After addition, the solution was stirred at room temperature overnight. The white precipitate was filtered off and washed with absolute ethanol, thus obtaining the title compound (22.2 g, 90%) as a white solid containing traces of dibromoderivative, that was used as such in the next step.

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