N-bromobutanimide → 5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde

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2-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde (59.16 g) was dissolved in acetonitrile (500 mL), and N-bromosuccinimide (57.56 g) was added to the solution, and then the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and water was added, and then the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the obtained crystal was washed with n-hexane (50 mL) to obtain the title compound (63.98 g) as a pale yellow crystal.

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