N-bromobutanimide → 3-{[3-(Bromomethyl)-6-chloro-2-fluorophenyl]oxy}-2,5-dichlorobenzonitrile

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2,5-dichloro-3-[(6-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)oxy]benzonitrile (1.01 g, 3.06 mmol) and NBS (0.544 g, 3.06 mmol) were combined in carbon tetrachloride (30 mL) with a catalytic amount of AIBN (0.025 g, 0.153 mmol) and stirred at reflux for 16 h. The reaction mixture was washed with water, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on 80 g silica gel eluted with 0 to 10% Et2O in hexanes to give the 3-{[3-(bromomethyl)-6-chloro-2-fluorophenyl]oxy}-2,5-dichlorobenzonitrile (0.647 g, 1.580 mmol, 51.7% yield) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 8.03 (d, J=2.20 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.64 (m, 2H), 7.29 (d, J=1.92 Hz, 1H), 4.75 (s, 2H).

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