P-Chloroacetophenone → p-Chlorophenacyl bromide

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The starting 2-amino-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanone hydrochloride was prepared according to the following procedure. The 1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanone (1.0 eq.) was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (1 mL per mmol). To this was added a slurry of pyridinium bromide perbromide (1.03 eq.) in acetic acid (1 mL per mmol). The heterogeneous mixture was stirred for 4 h at ambient temperature. After about 30 min. the mixture turned homogeneous. After pouring into ice-water a yellow precipitate was filtered off and washed with water (2×1 mL per mmol of starting ketone). Drying of the precipitate afforded 2-bromo-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanone in ca. 90% yield.

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