Benzoyl Peroxide → Ethyl 2-Bromo-2-(3-chlorophenyl)acetate

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A 53.6 g portion of ethyl m-chlorophenylacetate (prepared by esterification of the corresponding acid), 51.5 g of N-bromosuccinimide and one gram of benzoyl peroxide in 1.25 liters of carbon tetrachloride is stirred with a Nichrome metal stirrer and refluxed for 20 hours. The mixture is cooled, filtered and concentrated to an orange oil. Vacuum distillation yields the product ethyl α-bromo-m-chlorophenylacetate.

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