Abstract
The bromination of cyclopropanes using potassium bromide and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) in a two-phase system consisting of water and dichloromethane affording 1,3-dibromides in excellent yields is reported.
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Nair, V., Panicker, S.B. & Mathai, S. Bromination of cyclopropanes using potassium bromide and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN): synthesis of 1,3-dibromides. Research on Chemical Intermediates 29, 227–231 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856703321505111
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