Butyrophenone → 2-Bromo-1-phenylbutan-1-one

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1-phenylbutan-1-one (10.0 g, 67.5 mmol) in diethyl ether (200 ml) was slowly added dropwise bromine (10.8 g, 67.5 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The reaction solution was distilled off under reduced pressure to give the desired product (11.1 g, 72.3%) as an oil.

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