Water → 5-Bromovanillin

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of vanillin (7.6 g, 50 mmol) in MeOH (60 mL) was added dropwise Br2 (2.8 mL, 50 mmol) over a 2 h period at 0° C. The mixture was warm to room temperature for another 1 h. Then cooling to 0° C., water (25 mL) was poured over a 20 min period and resulted in the precipitation of white solid. The mixture was stirred for further 15 min. The precipitate was filtered, washed with ice water and dried to give 10.7 g of white solid. Spectrum analysis verified the compound is 5-Br-vanillin.

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