Bromine → Ethyl 3-bromo-4-oxocyclohexane-1-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate (3.0 g) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was treated with bromine (2.82 g) in dichloromethane (10 mL) dropwise at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solvent was removed, and the product was used without further purification.

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