Benzoyl Peroxide → Methyl 5-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)benzoate

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Methyl 5-bromo-2-methylbenzoate (1.0 g, 0.45 mol) was dissolved in carbon tetrachloride (15 mL) to which benzoyl peroxide (40 mg) and NBS (1.49 g, 0.83 mol) were added and the reaction mixture was refluxed at 80° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered through celite. The filtrate was concentrated to obtain a crude material containing 95% mono bromo and 5% dibromo product. The crude material was used directly for the preparation of compound of example 329 without purification.

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