N-bromobutanimide → 4-(Bromomethyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole

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A mixture of 4-methyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (6.0 g, 40 mmol) and N-bromosuccinimide (7.12 g, 40 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (80 mL) was refluxed under irradiation with a sunlamp for 8 hours. After cooling with ice-water bath, the succinimide was filtered off and the filtrate was washed with saturated Na2S2O3, brine, dried over Na2SO4. After removal of solvent pure 4-bromomethyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (8.8 g, 96%) was obtained as a light-yellow crystalline powder. Rf=0.45 (hexane/ethyl acetate=4:1); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ5.00 (s, 2H), 7.57 (m, 2H), 7.98 (d, J1=8.5 Hz, J2=1.2 Hz, 1H); HRMS: Calcd. for C7H5BrN2S 227.9357, found 227.9395.

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