Azobisisobutyronitrile → 4-(Bromomethyl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxol-2-one

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2.08 g of 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxol-2-one was dissolved in 24 mL of benzene, to which 3.25 g of N-bromosuccinimide and 86 mg of 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) were added at room temperature, and this mixture was stirred for 30 minutes while heating it under reflux. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and consequently, a solution of 4-bromomethyl-5-methyl-1,3-dioxol-2-one in benzene was obtained.

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