Carbon Tetrachloride → 2-Bromo-5-methoxybenzyl bromide

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To a solution of 173 g (0.86 mol) of 1-bromo-4-methoxy-2-methylbenzene in 850 ml of CCl4 153 g (0.86 mol) of NBS and 1.0 g of (PhCOO)2 were added at room temperature. This mixture was refluxed for 16 h, cooled to room temperature, and then filtered through glass frit (G2). The precipitate was additionally washed by 2×150 ml of CCl4. The combined filtrate was evaporated to dryness, and the residue was triturated with 600 ml of n-hexane. The precipitate was filtered off (G3 glass frit), washed by 50 ml of n-hexane, and dried in vacuum. This procedure gave 121 g of the title product. Additional amount of the product was obtained by evaporation of a mother liquor followed by crystallization of the residue from 200 ml of n-hexane at −25° C. In total, 157 g (65%; or 56% overall yield for two stages) of 1-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)-4-methoxybenzene has been isolated.

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