Bromine → 4-Bromo-2,6-difluoroaniline

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

507.5 g of 2,6-difluoroaniline are added to 2500 ml of acetic acid, the mixture is cooled to 10° C., and a solution of 195 ml of bromine in 250 ml of acetic acid is added dropwise at 10-15° C. over the course of 3 hours. The mixture is subsequently stirred at room temperature for a further 1 hour and poured into 5000 ml of ice-water, the precipitated crystals are filtered off with suction and washed a number of times with a total of 3000 ml of ice-water, and the crystals are dried over Al2O3 under reduced pressure, giving 4-bromo-2,6-difluoroaniline, yield 91.7%, GC 99.6%.

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