Water → 1-Bromo-2,4-dichloro-5-methoxybenzene

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Reaction Steps

1 g of 5-bromo 2-chloro anisole and 0.66 g of N-chloro succinimide in 10 ml of acetic acid is heated at 90° C. for 20 hours. The reaction medium is poured into water, extraction is carried out with methylene chloride. The organic phase is washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated under reduced pressure. 1.15 g of sought product is obtained.

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