Bromine → HCID 178433278, compound

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A solution of 1.57 g (12.6 mmol) of 5-acetyl-4-methylimidazole in 15 ml of concentrated hydrobromic acid was warmed to 50° and a solution of 2.01 g (12.6 mmol) of bromine in 15 ml of concentrated hydrobromic acid was added over 0.75 hour. The mixture was stirred at 50° for 1.25 hour, then concentrated. The residue was triturated with isopropyl alcohol and the white solid was collected by filtration. This amounted to 2.78 g (78%) of 1-(4-methyl-5-imidazolyl)-2-bromoethanone hydrobromide: nmr (D6DMSO) (δ): 9.40 (s, 1H); 4.87 (s, 2H); 2.65 (s, 3H). This material was converted to its free base by stirring for 15 minutes in 50 ml of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution to give, after collection by filtration and drying, 1-(4-methyl-5-imidazolyl)-2-bromoethanone as a white powder.

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