Benzoyl Peroxide → 7-(bromomethyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2H-chromen-2-one

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A mixture of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-7-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one (24.0, 94.3 mmol), NBS (18.5 g, 103.8 mmol) and benzoyl peroxide (1.14 g, 4.72 mmol) in 470 mL of CCl4 was brought to reflux. The solution was left overnight at reflux and then filtered hot. Once cooled to rt the solvent was removed, the compound was dissolved in CH2Cl2 and a purification was done with a small pad of silica gel using hexane-EtOAc (8/2) to (1/1). The solvent was removed and the solid triturated with hexane-EtOAc and filtered to give the title compound. The remaining solvent was removed to give additional compound contaminated with some starting material and dibromo compound. 1H NMR (400 MHz, acetone-d6): δ 7.67 (2H, m), 7.55 (1H, s), 7.50 (1H, d), 7.40 (3H, m), 6.40 (1H, s) and 4.75 (2H, s).

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