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HRID 2057770Generated: October 31, 2026

m-Nitroacetophenone → 2-Bromo-1-(3-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantm-NitroacetophenoneHCID 8494—
ReactantBromineHCID 24408—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product2-Bromo-1-(3-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-oneHCID 75213—

Reaction Steps

60 g. of 3-nitroacetophenone in 250 ml. of chloroform is treated with 58.2 g. of bromine in 50 ml. of chloroform. The solvent is evaporated and the product separated by filtration and recrystallized from benzene to provide α-bromo-3-nitroacetophenone, m.p. 91°-94° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04212865
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_07
ORD IDord-fd438164c85843e8bbe14faa0046be0f
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_07