N-bromobutanimide → HCID 86747571, compound

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Reaction Steps

15 g (72.4 mmol) of m-methylphenylglyoxylic acid methyl ester O-methyl oxime, 13.5 g (75.8 mmol) of N-bromosuccinimide and 0.1 g (0.6 mmol) of azobisisobutyrodinitrile in 150 ml of CH2Cl2 are exposed for 4 hours to a 300 watt UV lamp, the reaction mixture being refluxed. Thereafter, the organic phase is extracted with water, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated down.

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