Aniline → 3,4-Dibromo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione

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Aniline (72 μL, 0.788 mmol) was added to a solution of dibromomaleic anhydride (200 mg, 0.788 mmol) in AcOH (10 mL). The mixture was stirred for 3 h at RT and at 130° C. for 90 mins. After cooling, the mixture was concentrated to dryness and traces of AcOH removed by azeotrope with toluene. The tan residue was purified using silica flash chromatography (5% EtOAc/95% petroleum ether) to yield the desired compound as a pale yellow solid (166 mg, 60%). δH (600 MHz, CDCl3) 7.48 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.41 (tt, 1H, J=7.4 and 1.1 Hz, ArH), 7.33 (m, 2H, ArH); δC (150 MHz, CDCl3) 163.0, 131.0, 130.0, 129.5, 128.8, 126.2.

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