Benzoyl Peroxide → 4-Bromo-1-(bromomethyl)-2-chlorobenzene

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4-Bromo-2-chloro-1-methyl-benzene (2.5 mL, 18.7 mmoles) and N-bromosuccinimide (4.0 g, 22.5 mmoles) were dissolved into 50 mL of CCl4. To this stirring mix was added benzoyl peroxide (0.5 g, 2.1 mmoles) and the solution was irradiated using white light. Enough light intensity was utilized to affect gentle reflux for 2 hours. After this period the mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and benzoyl peroxide (0.5 g, 2.1 mmoles) was added. Again, the mix was irradiated to reflux for a period of 2 hours. After this period the reaction mix was chilled to ambient temperature and was gravity filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo and the resulting crude residue was purified using flash silica chromatography (0-1% EtOAc/Hexane) to yield 4-bromo-1-bromomethyl-2-chloro-benzene (3.04 g, 60%) as a clear liquid. 1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.57 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (dd, J′=8.3 Hz, J″=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (s, 2H).

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