4-Bromophenacyl bromide → 1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethanone

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2-bromo-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethanone (5.0 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL diethyl ether and added dropwise over 15 min to a solution of pyrrolidine (3.0 mL, 36 mmol) in 20 mL diethyl ether cooled to 0° C. in an ice bath. The resulting solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and maintained for 1 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 100 mL of EtOAc and washed with sodium bicarbonate (100 mL) and then brine (100 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 4.6 g (96%) of the title compound as a yellow/orange solid. MS (ES) m/e 268/270 [M+H]+.

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