Benzene → HCID 53970833, compound

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Aluminum chloride (1.23 g) was added to a solution of 7-bromoheptanoyl chloride (2 g) in benzene (20 ml) under ice-cooling, which was followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hr. Ice water and conc. hydrochloric acid were added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and brine, dried and the solvent was evaporated. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 0.93 g of 7-bromo-1-phenyl-1-heptanone.

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