N-bromobutanimide → 4-Bromo-1-hydroxyisoquinoline

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4-Bromo-1-chloro-7-isoquinolinesulphonyl chloride ##STR198## A suspension of isoquinolinol (10 g, 68.9 mmol) in MeCN (250 ml) at 50° C., was treated with N-bromosuccinimide (12.6 g, 70.8 mmol) whereupon almost complete solution occurred before a thick white precipitate was formed. After heating under reflux for 3 h, the reaction mixture was cooled in ice and the solid filtered, washed with MeCN, and dried to afford 4-bromo-1-(2H)-isoquinolone (7.6 g, 34.0 mmol).

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