N-bromobutanimide → HCID 22761172, compound

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A mixture of 33.5 g of methyl{p-[3-(p-chlorophenoxy)propoxy]phenyl}acetate and 19.6 g of N-bromosuccinimide in 400 ml of carbon tetrachloride is refluxed for 24 hours or until the reaction is complete. The mixture is cooled, filtered and the filtrate passed through a column of silica gel with carbon tetrachloride as eluent to give 27.2 g of product as an oil. Crystallization from petroleum ether gives white crystals, mp 49°-53° C.

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