Bromine → 2-Bromo-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-1-one

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Reaction Steps

51.4 g (0.322 mol) of bromine was added dropwise to a solution of 63.2 g (0.311 mol) of 2′,4′-dichloropropiophenone in 140 g of methanol at a reaction temperature of 50 to 55° C. After the addition was complete, the methanol was evaporated off from the reaction solution under reduced pressure. The resultant concentrate was dissolved in 120 g of toluene and was then washed with water (150 ml×3 times). Thereafter, the toluene was distilled off under reduced pressure, giving 85.2 g (0.302 mol) of crude brown oily 2-bromo-2′,4′-dichloropropiophenone.

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