Hydrogen Bromide → 2-Bromo-1-(6-bromonaphthalen-2-yl)ethanone

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1-(6-Bromonaphthalen-2-yl)-2-diazoethanone (34.7 g) were dissolved in ethyl acetate (500 mL), and hydrobromic acid solution (21.1 mL, 5.7 M in acetic acid) was added at 0° C. Reaction mixture was stirred 3 hours, NaHCO3 solution (200 mL) was added, and mixture was stirred 10 minutes. Ethyl acetate solution was extracted twice with NaHCO3 solution (50 mL), once with brine (50 mL), and evaporated under vacuum, giving 2-bromo-1-(6-bromonaphthalen-2-yl)-ethanone (33.0 g, crude) as a tan solid.

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