N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 4-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)benzoate

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A mixture of methyl 4-bromo-2-methylbenzoate (0.7 g, 0.003 mol), N-bromosuccinimide (0.65 g, 0.0037 mol) and benzoyl peroxide (0.038 g, 0.00016 mol) in carbon tetrachloride (30 mL) was refluxed under an atmosphere of nitrogen for 2 h. The mixture was cooled to RT, and filtered through silica gel eluting with dichloromethane followed by diethyl ether. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel with 30% EtOAc in hexanes to afford the desired product (0.86 g, 90%).

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