Benzoyl Peroxide → 2-(Bromomethyl)-7-chloroquinoline

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A stirred suspension of N-bromosuccinimide (9.0 g), 7-chloroquinaldine (9.0 g), dibenzoylperoxide (0.5 g) in CCl4 (200 ml) at 90° was illuminated with a 225 W sunlamp for 6 hours. The suspension was cooled and passed through a plug of silica gel. The plug of silica gel was washed with 30% ether in hexane and the filtrate was evaporated. Flash chromatography of the residue using 30% ether in hexane afforded the title compound.

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