Chlorobenzene → 1-(2-Bromomethyl-3-methylthiophenyl)-4-methyl-1,4-dihydrotetrazol-5-one

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To a mixture of 1-(2-methyl-3-methylsulfanylphenyl)-4-methyl-1,4-dihydrotetrazole-5-one (described in Reference Preparation example 15) 1.50 g, 1,1′-azobis(cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile) 0.620 g, N-bromosuccinimide 1.30 g and chlorobenzene 15 ml was stirred with heating under reflux for four hours. After cooling the mixture, to the reaction solutions was added water and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated saline, and was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and was then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography to give 1-(2-bromomethyl-3-methylthiophenyl)-4-methyl-1,4-dihydrotetrazole-5-one 0.400 g.

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