Iodoethane → 1,3-Dibromo-2-ethylbenzene

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Reaction Steps

To a three litre neck round flask charged with 19.30 g of diisopropylamine and 110 mL of THF was added 76 mL of n-BuLi in hexane (2.5 M) in dropwise at −70° C. After addition was finished, the resulting mixture was stirred at the same temp. for 10 min. In another 500 mL three neck round flask, 25 g of 1,3-dibromobenzene and 49.6 g of ethyl iodide was mixed well and cooled to −70° C. The freshly prepared LDA was introduced dropwise to above mixture below −65° C. After the addition was finished, the resulting mixture was stirred for 4 h at the same temp. GCMS showed that the desired product was formed. The reaction was warmed to 0° C. in 30 mins. To the reaction mixture was added 100 mL of sat. ammonium chloride solution to quench the reaction.

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