Benzoyl Peroxide → 1-(1-Bromoethyl)-4-fluorobenzene

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A mixture of 1-ethyl-4-fluorobenzene (0.248 g, 2 mmol), NBS (0.35 g, 2 mmol) and benzoyl peroxide (0.14 g, 0.6 mmol) were dissolved in 20 mL CCl4. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 5 hours and then the reaction was conc. in vacuo and resulting oil was purified via silica gel chromatography (PE-EtOAC 5:1) to give the title compound (330 mg, 80%) as a yellow oil. LCMS 202 (M+H+).

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