Benzoyl Peroxide → (3-bromoprop-1-en-2-yl)benzene

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Benzene (120 ml), was mixed with 9.00 g (76.2 mmol), of α-methylstyrene, 14.2 g (80.0 mmol), of N-bromosuccinimide, and 300 mg of benzoyl peroxide and the mixture was refluxed for 24 hours. After the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, carbon tetrachloride was added and the resulting crystals were filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane 100%), to obtain the target compound. The yield, % yield and NMR spectrum were as follows. Yield: 7.72 g, % yield: 51.5%.

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