Benzoyl Peroxide → 5-(Bromomethyl)-2-fluoropyridine

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2-fluoro-5-methylpyridine in an amount of 500 mg (4.50 mmol) was dissolved in 50 mL of carbon tetrachloride, following which 1.20 g (6.76 mmol) of N-bromosuccinimide and 20 mg of benzoyl peroxide were added and refluxing under heating was carried out for 2.5 hours. Following reaction completion, the reaction mixture was returned to room temperature, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and purification was carried out by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=19:1), giving 300 mg of 5-bromomethyl-2-fluoropyridine (yield, 35%).

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