8-Methylquinoline → 5-Bromo-8-methylquinoline

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 8-Metyl quinoline (30 g, 0.209 mol) in Conc.H2SO4 (300 ml) was added Silver sulphate (97.98 g, 0.314 mol) in lots at 0° C. and followed by Bromine (10.74 ml, 0.209 mol) drop wise for 10 min. After addition of Bromine, the reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 4 h and the reaction completion was confirmed by TLC. After completion of reaction the reaction mixture was quenched with ice and basified with NH4OH solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, brine solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated to afford (43 g, 92.4% yield) as dark brown liquid. The crude product was as such taken for next step without further purification. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6 400 MHz): δ 8.97-8.96 (dd, J=4.16, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 8.45-8.42 (dd, J=8.56, 10.2 Hz, 1H), 7.81-7.79 (d, J=7.68 Hz, 1H), 7.67-7.64 (dd, J˜8.52, 12.64 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.51 (dd, J=7.64, 8.52 Hz, 1H), 2.66 (s, 3H).

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