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Synthesis 1994; 1994(11): 1132
DOI: 10.1055/s-1994-25653
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A Facile Synthesis of Hexakis(bromomethyl)benzene from Mesitylene

Jiří Závada* , Magdalena Pánková, Petr Holý, Miloš Tichý
  • *Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 166 10 Prague 6, The Czech Republic
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25 April 2002 (online)

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Exhaustive bromomethylation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (mesitylene) followed by bromination affords the title compound in high purity and excellent yields.

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