N-bromobutanimide → 1-(Bromomethyl)-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzene

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Reaction Steps

3,5-Bis(t-butyl)-1-methylbenzene (200 mg, 0.98 mmol) was dissolved in carbon tetrachloride (4 ml), and then N-bromosuccinimide (192 mg, 1.08 mmol) and AIBN (α,α′-azabisisobutyronitrile) (2 mg) were added thereto. The mixture was heated under reflux and stirred for 5 hours. The filtrate obtained from the filtration of the reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure to give 170 mg (yield: 61%) of a pale yellow oil.

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