N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)-2-methoxybenzoate

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A mixture of methyl 2-methoxy-4-methylbenzoate (6.95 g), N-bromosuccinimide (8.24 g) and catalytic amount of benzoyl peroxide (20 mg) in carbon tetrachloride (100 ml) was heated at reflux for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel column eluting with a mixture of n-hexane and ethyl acetate (85:15) to give methyl 4-bromomethyl-2methoxybenzoate (2.92 g) as an oil.

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