Hydrochloric acid catalysis of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) mediated nuclear aromatic brominations in acetone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397910008087387

Nuclear bromination of activated aromatic substrates can be achieved quickly and in high yields using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) in acetone with 1 M HCl catalysis.

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Hydrochloric Acid Catalysis
of N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS)
Mediated Nuclear Aromatic
Brominations in Acetone
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Brad Andersh , Drew L. Murphy & Ryan J. Olson
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Department of Chemistry, Bradley University,
Peoria, IL, 61625
Version of record first published: 04 Dec 2007.
To cite this article: Brad Andersh , Drew L. Murphy & Ryan J. Olson (2000):
Hydrochloric Acid Catalysis of N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) Mediated Nuclear Aromatic
Brominations in Acetone, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for
Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 30:12, 2091-2098
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