Bromine → HCID 20392602, compound

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To a mixture of 0.80 g of methyl α-[p-(p-methylsulfonylphenoxy)phenyl]acetate and 0.49 g of N-bromosuccinimide in 12.5 ml of carbon tetrachloride is added several drops of carbon tetrachloride containing bromine. The mixture is stirred and refluxed for 3 days and the solvent removed under vacuum. The residue is dissolved in dichloromethane and filtered through a one inch by five inch column of silica gel. Evaporation of the filtrate gives the product as an oil.

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