N-bromobutanimide → 2-[2-(Bromomethyl)-1-naphthyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane

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A mixture of 47.3 g (176 mmol) of 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-methyl-1-naphthyl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane, 33.0 g (185 mmol) of NBS (N-Bromosuccinimide) and 0.17 g of benzoyl peroxide in 340 ml of CCl4 was stirred at 75° C. for 14 h. Thereafter the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered through glass frit (G3), and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness. This procedure gave 62.2 g (99%) of beige solid. Anal. calc. for C17H20BBrO2: C, 58.83; H, 5.81. Found: C, 59.00; H, 5.95. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 8.30 (m, 1H, 8-H), 7.84 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H, 4-H), 7.79 (m, 1H, 5-H), 7.43-7.52 (m, 3H, 3,6,7-H), 4.96 (s, 2H, CH2Br), 1.51 (s, 12H, CMe2CMe2).

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