Hydrogen Bromide → 1-Bromo 4-fluoronaphthalene

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To a 50 mL round-bottomed flask equipped with condenser and N2 inlet were added 3.75 mL (5.0 g, 34.25 mmol) 1-fluoronaphthalene and 10 mL carbon tetrachloride, followed by dropwise addition of 1.7 mL (5.5 g., 34.375 mmol) bromine over 3 min. The reaction was heated to 50-60° C. as HBr was evolved for 2 hour, then cooled and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in methanol and kept overnight at 0° C. After filtration with cold methanol, the product, with melting point close to room temperature, was 4.62 g (60%) of a yellow oil. 1H-NMR (δ, CDCl3): 7.02 (t, J=8, 1H), 7.6-7.7 (m, 3H), 8.10 (d, J=8.5, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=8.5, 1H); GCMS (%): 224/226 (parent, Br79/Br81 100).

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