Chloroform → 6-(Bromomethyl)-2-naphthonitrile

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6.11 g of 6-methyl-2-naphthalenecarbonitrile was dissolved in 100 ml of carbon tetrachloride, and the solution was mixed with 6.63 g of N-bromosuccinimide and 30 mg of 2,2-azobis-iso-butylonitrile. After refluxing under heating for 4 hours, the resulting reaction solution was mixed with chloroform, washed with water, and then dried. By distilling off the solvent, 7.07 g of colorless 6-bromomethyl-2-naphthalenecarbonitrile was obtained.

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