Benzoyl Peroxide → Methyl 2-(1-bromoethyl)benzoate

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A mixture of 10.7 g. (0.065 mole) of methyl 2-ethylbenzoate, 12.5 g. (0.07 mole) of N-bromosuccinimide, 50 mg. of benzoyl peroxide, and 125 ml. of carbon tetrachloride is stirred at reflux until the reaction is complete in 2 hours. The precipitated succinimide is filtered from the cooled mixture and the filtrate is evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure leaving methyl 2-(1-bromoethyl)benzoate as the residual yellow oil in quantitative yield.

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