N-bromobutanimide → 2-Bromo-4-fluoro-5-methoxyaniline

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A mixture of 4-fluoro-3-methoxyaniline (9.87 g, 70 mmol) and N-bromosuccinimide (12.46 g, 70 mmol) in dichloromethane (150 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 1 h (exothermic). The reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo to give a dark slurry which was chromatographed on silica gel (˜350 g) using a gradient elution 20-50% ethyl acetate in hexane to give the title compound as a brown solid (12.70 g, 82%).

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