Bromine → 6-Bromo-5-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxine

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In 30 ml of acetic acid, was dissolved 10 g of 5-methyl-1,4-benzodioxane and 11.8 g of bromine was added dropwise to the solution. After stirring for 30 minutes, the reaction mixture was poured into a sodium hydrogen sulfite aqueous solution and extracted with diethyl ether. The resulting diethyl ether layer was washed successively with a sodium hydrogen carbonate aqueous solution, water and saturated saline solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain 15.0 g of 6-bromo-5-methyl-1,4-benzodioxane (bp. 126°-135° C. (7 mmHg)).

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