Acetic Acid → 3-Bromo-1-(2-chlorophenyl)propane-1,2-dione

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A mixture of 1-(2-chlorophenyl)propane-1,2-dione (4.2379 g, 23.208 mmol), bromine (1.1891 mL, 23.208 mmol), and glacial acetic acid (0.67005 mL, 11.604 mmol) in chloroform (58.020 mL, 23.208 mmol) was heated at 60° C. After 17 h of stirring at 60° C., the mixture was removed from heat and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 3-bromo-1-(2-chlorophenyl)propane-1,2-dione as an orange liquid: LC-MS: a peak of m/z 261.0 [M+H(79Br)]+ and 262.9 [M+H (81Br)-]+. The orange liquid was carried on crude without purification for the next step.

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