N-bromobutanimide → HCID 54245390, compound

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A mixture of 64 g of methyl{p-[2-(p-chlorophenoxy)ethoxy]phenyl}acetate and 37.4 g of N-bromosuccinimide in 800 ml of carbon tetrachloride is stirred and refluxed for 72 hours or until the reaction is complete. The solution is filtered and the filtrate passed through a silica gel column with carbon tetrachloride as eluent to give 49.4 g of white crystals, mp 76°-80° C.

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