N-bromobutanimide → 3-Buten-2-one, 3-bromo-4-ethoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-

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9.8 g (0.055 mole) of N-bromosuccinimide and 100 mg azoisobutyronitrile are added to a solution of 8.4 g (0.05 mole) of 4-ethoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-but-3-en-2-one in 50 ml of tetrachloromethane. The mixture is then refluxed for 8 hours, the cooled solution is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated. 13.4 g of a crude product are obtained whiose distillation under reduced pressure gives 9.7 g of 3-bromo-4-ethoxy-1,1,1-trifluorobut-3-en-2-one.

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