Hydrogen Bromide → 1-Bromo-4-(bromoacetyl)naphthalene

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1-(4-Bromonaphthalen-1-yl)-2-diazoethanone (13.8 g) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (200 mL), and hydrobromic acid solution (8.4 mL, 5.7 M in acetic acid) was added at 0° C. Reaction mixture was stirred 15 minutes, NaHCO3 solution (100 mL) was added, and mixture was stirred 10 minutes. Ethyl acetate solution was extracted twice with NaHCO3 solution (50 mL), once with brine (50 mL), and evaporated under vacuum. The oil was dissolved in DCM and purified by chromatography (0-20% ethyl acetate:hexane), giving 2-bromo-1-(4-bromo-naphthalen-1-yl)-ethanone (6.67 g, 51%) as a tan solid.

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