Benzoyl Peroxide → 3-(bromomethyl)-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one

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Reaction Steps

1,3-Dimethylpyridin-2(1H)-one (0.54 g, 4.4 mmol) was added to CCl4 (100 mL). N-Bromosuccinimide (0.78 g, 4.4 mmol) and benzoyl peroxide (0.11 g, 0.44 mmol) were added and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 hours. The reaction was cooled, filtered and concentrated. The residue was suspended in Et2O (10 mL) and filtered to provide 3-(bromomethyl)-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one (0.29 g, 32% yield) as a solid.

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