N-bromobutanimide → 1-Bromo-4-hydroxy-8-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of 4-hydroxy-8-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1.17 mmol, 381 mg), N-bromosuccinimide (1.3 mmol, 234 mg), benzoyl peroxide (0.06 mmol, 15 mg), and CCl4 (8 mL) was refluxed with stirring for 2.5 h. After cooling to ambient temperature silica gel was added and the mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was added on top of a chromatography column filled with silica gel. Elution with CH2Cl2 gave the title compound as a tan solid (403 mg); MS-(+)-ion: M+1, 79Br/81Br=404.3 and 406.3.

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