Carbon tetrabromide → HCID 20062834, compound

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A solution of triphenylphosphine (5.25 g) in dry DCM (15 ml) was added to a solution of the product of step (ii) (3.9 g) and carbon tetrabromide (6.63 g) in dry DCM (25 ml) at 0° over 10 min. The yellow solution was stirred at 0° for 30 min, evaporated onto silica (Merck 9385) and purified by FCC eluting with H→H-ER (3:1) to give the title compound as a colourless oil (2.7 g). T.l.c. (H-ER 2:1) Rf 0.69.

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