Benzoyl Peroxide → HCID 19979715, compound

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N-Bromosuccinimide (16.2 g) was added to a solution of 2-bromo-5-phenoxytoluene (15.3 g) in carbon tetrachloride (50 mls) containing benzoyl peroxide (0.05 g) and the mixture refluxed for ten hours. The precipitate of succinimide was filtered off and the filtrate washed with N-sodium hydroxide solution followed by water. Drying over magnesium sulphate and evaporation of the solvent gave, as a light yellow oil, 4-phenoxy-2-bromomethylphenyl bromide.

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