Synlett 1994; 1994(11): 933-934
DOI: 10.1055/s-1994-23053
letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag, Rüdigerstr. 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany. All rights reserved. This journal, including all individual contributions and illustrations published therein, is legally protected by copyright for the duration of the copyright period. Any use, exploitation or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation, without the publisher's consent, is illegal and liable to criminal prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, cyclostyling, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic data processing and storage.

A Convenient One-Pot Procedure for N-Bromomethylation of Imide and Imide-Like Compounds

Ranjit C. Desai* , Robert P. Farrell, Gee-Hong Kuo, Dennis J. Hlasta
  • *Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceuticals Research Division, Sterling Winthrop Inc, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
22 March 2002 (online)

The one-pot synthesis of a variety of N-bromomethyl derivatives of imides and imide-like compounds using paraformaldehyde and 33 wt% solution of HBr in acetic acid is described.

    >