Hydrochloric Acid → 4'-Bromovalerophenone

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104.5 g (0.76 mol) of anhydrous aluminum chloride and 92.1 g (0.76 mol) of valeroylchloride were added to 350 ml of carbon disulfide chilled at 0° C. To the resulting mixture with chilling and stirring, 100 g (0.64 mol) of bromobenzene was added and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. After completion of the reaction, the resulting mixture was added to 400 ml of cold 4N hydrochloric acid and the aluminum chloride complex was decomposed. Then the organic layer was extracted with chloroform and washed with water and the solvent was removed by distillation. The residue was distilled under reduced pressure to yield 95 g of 4-pentanoylbromobenzene having a b.p. 105° to 110° C./2 mmGn.

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