N-bromobutanimide → HCID 18989155, compound

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A mixture of methyl 4-methyl-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylate (9.9 g), N-bromosuccinimide (9.6 g) in carbon tetrachloride was irradiated with a 500 W medium pressure ultraviolet lamp for six hours at reflux. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., filtered and the filtrate evaporated to give an oil which was crystallised from toluene/hexane and recrystallised from cyclohexane to give methyl 4-bromomethyl-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylate (3.0 g) as a beige solid, m.p. 95°.varies.98° C.

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