N-bromobutanimide → Methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-6-nitrobenzoate

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A solution of methyl 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoate (TL (1996) 37 5425, 15.6 g, 80 mmol), NBS (21.4 g, 120 mmol) and benzoyl peroxide (200 mg, 0.82 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (250 mL) was heated at reflux for 8 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and the crude mixture purified by chromatography over silica gel eluting with 2% ethyl acetate/hexanes to afford 10.5 g of methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-6-nitrobenzoate (XXXVI, yield: 65%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 3.98 (s, 3H), 4.57 (s, 2H), 7.59 (dd, 1H, J=7.8, 8.4 Hz), 7.78 (d, 1H, J=7.8 Hz), 8.1 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz).

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