Sulfuric Acid → 1,3-dibromo-5-tert-butylbenzene

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To a stirring solution of 2,6-dibromo-4-tert-butylaniline in 115 mL of EtOH was added 11.5 mL of concentrated H2SO4. To the stirring solution at 90° C. was added 8.8 g of NaNO2 in several portions. After 37 h, EtOAc and 120 mL of H2O were added, and the layers separated. The organic layer was washed with 40 mL of brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash silica gel chromatography (hexanes) provided 8.15 g of 1,3-dibromo-5-tert-butylbenzene as a yellow-brown oil with some impurity.

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