Benzoyl Peroxide → 2-(3-(Bromomethyl)-5-fluorophenyl)acetic acid

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Benzoyl peroxide (0.5 g) was added to a stirred mixture of 2-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)acetic acid (5.19 g) and NBS (6.04 g) in dichloromethane (100 mL). The resultant mixture was heated at reflux for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then washed twice with water, the organic layer was dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and the solvent evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash silica chromatography using 1% acetic acid and 17% ethyl acetate in isohexane as solvent. Pure fractions were evaporated to dryness to afford the subtitled compound. Yield 4.3 g.

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