Benzoyl Peroxide → 4-(Bromomethyl)benzenesulfonyl chloride

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At 20° C. benzoyl peroxide (600 mg) was added to a suspension of 4-methyl-benzenesulfonyl chloride (9.5 g) and N-bromosuccinimide (8.9 g) in 1,2-dichloropropane (60 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated and the title compound was obtained as a white solid after recrystallization from heptane. Yield: 2.26 g.

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