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HRID 1493235Generated: November 2, 2026

N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 2-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
ReactantMethyl 4-chlorophenylacetateHCID 104196—
SolventCarbon TetrachlorideHCID 5943—
ProductMethyl 2-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetateHCID 10777987103.5%

Reaction Steps

Methyl-(4-chlorophenyl)-acetate (102 g, 0.55 mol) was dissolved in carbon tetrachloride (100 ml) and thereto was added N-bromosuccinimide (97.9 g, 0.55 mol). The mixture was refluxed and irradiated with 500W bromo lamp for 5 hours. Then, the mixture was cooled and filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness to obtained methyl-(4-chlorophenyl)bromoacetate (150 g, yield 103%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05021435
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_06
ORD IDord-636191cb477f41d7a38a58ebb5aca262
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_06