Water → 4-Bromo-3,5-dichlorophenol

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Reaction Steps

81.5 g of 3,5-dichlorophenol and 2.5 g of diphenyl sulfide are dissolved in 1 liter of anhydrous ether. Then 2.5 g of anhydrous aluminium chloride are added and 80 g of bromine are added dropwise at room temperature in the course of 10 minutes. The reaction mixture is then stirred for 15 hours at reflux temperature and subsequently poured into water. The organic phase is separated, washed neutral with water, dried and concentrated. The solid residue is recrystallised from cyclohexane, affording 72.6 g of 3,5-dichloro-4-bromophenol in the form of colourless crystals with a melting point of 118°-120° C.

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