Water → 3-Bromo-2-(bromomethyl)-6-fluoropyridine

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To a solution of 3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-pyridine (1.9 g, 10.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in CCl4 (40 mL) was added N-bromo-succinimide (2.14 g, 12.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv) followed by 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (0.16 g, 1.0 mmol, 0.1 equiv). The mixture was heated at reflux for 16 h, then left to stand at ambient temperature for 24 h. Water (100 mL) was added and the product was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 3-bromo-2-bromomethyl-6-fluoro-pyridine (2.7 g) which was used without further purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 7.94 (1H, m), 7.84 (1H, m), 4.62 (2H, s).

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