Regioselective Methoxybromination of Styrene Using TBABr3 in Methanol: An Organic Laboratory Experiment
Jacques Berthelot, Yamina Benammar, and Catherine Lange
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Structurale 2, CNRS, ERS 72, Boite 45, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
An organic laboratory experiment using tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBABr3) and styrene in methanol under mild conditions is reported. The Markovnikov type regioisomer of the methoxybromo adduct was obtained in high yield.
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