Azobisisobutyronitrile → 1,3-Dibromo-2-(bromomethyl)benzene

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A 250-mL single-neck round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, reflux condenser and nitrogen inlet was purged with nitrogen and charged with 2,6-dibromotoluene (2.50 g, 10.0 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (1.78 g, 10.0 mmol) and carbon tetrachloride (40 mL). The solution was heated to 80° C. (oil bath temperature), and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (164 mg, 1.00 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was refluxed for 14 h. After that time, the mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered. The filter cake was washed with carbon tetrachloride (2×20 mL). The filtrate was diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and washed with water (40 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (40 mL) and brine (40 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a quantative yield (3.28 g) of 1,3-dibromo-2-(bromomethyl)benzene as a yellow solid: mp 77-78° C.; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.55 (d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.07 (t, 1H, J=8.1 Hz), 4.83 (s, 2H)

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