Synthesis 2009(21): 3672-3676  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1216994
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Electrophilic Bromination of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Amines with Potassium Bromide/Orthoperiodic Acid under Mild Conditions

Ardeshir Khazaei*a, Mohammad Ali Zolfigol*a, Eskandar Kolvari*b, Nadiya Koukabia, Hamid Soltania, Fatemeh Komakia
a Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 6517838683, Iran
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b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
e-Mail: kolvari@semnan.ac.ir;
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Received 7 June 2009
Publication Date:
08 September 2009 (online)

Abstract

Bromination of alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic amines has efficiently been carried out at room temperature in short reaction times using potassium bromide/orthoperiodic acid in dichloromethane-water (1:1) to prepare the corresponding bromo compounds with excellent yields.