1-Butanol → Butyl tribromoacetate

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n-Butanol (7.4 g) and tribromoacetic acid (29.6 g) were dissolved in toluene (100 ml). p-Toluenesulfonic acid (0.7 g) was added, and the solution was heated under reflux in a Dean and Stark apparatus. After 90 minutes water (2 ml) had been collected. The solvent was spun off on a rotary evaporator and the residue was distilled under water pump vacuum, collecting the fraction boiling between 120°-130° C. The fraction was redistilled yielding a colorless oil b.p. 128° C./15-18 mm (31 g).

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