The oxidative bromination of aromatic amides is an attrac- tive, mild alternative to the more widely used bromine in glacial acetic acid.1 Recently the oxidative bromination of aromatic compounds has been described using potassium bromide, hydrogen peroxide and various metal-oxo com- pounds as catalysts.2–7 The use of vanadium(V) and molyb- denum(VI) compounds as catalysts has been examined in the context of models for bio-halogenation. The ...
