In a search for a readily available source of 3, 4-dibromodiphenyl,'consideration was given to the possibility of obtaining it by the bromination of p-acetaminodiphenyl followed by hydrolysis and conversion of the resulting 4-amino-3-bromo compound to the desired dibromo compound. It was stated by Scarborough and Waters2 that on monobromination, p- acetaminodiphenyl yields a mixture of brominated products which by fractional ...
