Water → 4-Bromo-2-iodophenol

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4-Bromophenol (51.9 g, 0.30 mol) and N-iodosuccinimide (67.5 g, 0.30 mol) were combined in acetic acid (360 mL). The mixture was stirred briefly, treated with concentrated sulfuric acid (5 mL, 0.09 mol) and stirred at about 22° C. overnight. The mixture was poured into water (about 800 mL) with stirring to precipitate the product. The suspension was stirred for about 1 hour and filtered. The wet cake was washed with water (50 mL, 2×) and dried under reduced pressure at about 50° C. (80.9 g, 90%). MS-DEI (M+H)+ m/z at 298; 1H NMR (CDCl3 at 400 MHz) δ 5.28 (s,1H), 6.86 (d, 1H), 7.33 (dd, 1H), 7.75 (d, 1H); 13C NMR (CDCl3 at 100 MHz) δ 86.0, 112.8, 116.0, 132.7, 139.4, 153.7.

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