N-bromobutanimide → HCID 58296104, compound

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A mixture of ethyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)acetate (1.99 g, 8.00 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) (1.57 g, 8.80 mmol) and 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN) (66 mg, 0.400 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (10 ml) was heated under reflux for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, diluted with diethyl ether (200 ml), washed with water and brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give ethyl 2-bromo-2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)acetate (65) (2.70 g, quantitative yield) as yellow oil.

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