Sodium Hydroxide → 2-Bromo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophen-4-one

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6,7-Dihydro-4-Benzo[B]thiophenone (1.5 g, 9.86 mmol) was dissolved in acetic acid (10 mL) and water (10 mL). The mixture was cooled to 0° C. and bromine (0.51 mL, 9.86 mmol) was added drop-wise. After 20 min at 0° C. the reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 18 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled in ice and then treated with 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution until the mixture was basic. A precipitate formed which was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in a vacuum oven at 50° C. to afford the title compound as a grey solid (2.1 g, 96%).

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