N-bromobutanimide → HCID 10957539, compound

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A mixture of N-bromosuccinimide (11 g, 0.596 mol), 2,2-azobisisobutyronitrile (89 mg, 0.540 mol) and methyl E-2,6-dimethylphenylglyoxylate O-methyl oxime (12 g, 0.542 mol) in CCl4 (200 mL) was refluxed for 4 hours under 300 W lamp. The cooled reaction mixture was filtered, concentrated in vacuo to give the product (17.2 g, 100%) which was used in the next reaction without further purification:

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