Hydrogen Bromide → 2-Bromo-1-(3,5-dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl)ethanone

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400 mg (2.87 mmol) of 1-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)ethanone are dissolved in 20 mL of glacial acetic acid. 1.42 mL (8.62 mmol) of hydrobromic acid and 163 μl (3.16 mmol) of bromine are added to the medium. The reaction mixture is placed under magnetic stirring at room temperature for 2 hours. The solution is diluted with water, basified with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness to give 540 mg of 2-bromo-1-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)ethanone, corresponding to the following characteristics:

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