1,2-Dibromoethane → HCID 23001076, compound

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To a mixture of 2,3-dichlorophenol (20 g, 0.123 mol) and 1,2-dibromoethane (30.5 g, 0.162 mol) was added a sodium hydroxide solution (5 g, 0.125 mol in 125 ml of water), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 8 h. The mixture was allowed to cool and extracted with chloroform (2×100 ml). The combined extracts were washed with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (100 ml), dried, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was distilled at 106° C./0.3 mm of mercury to afford on cooling to room temperature the title compound as a yellow solid (20 g, 60%).

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