0 into bromo esters when treated with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). 5, 6 Indeed, a variety of dioxolanes give good yields of the corresponding 2-bromoethyl esters when refluxed with NBS in CCll (see Table I). For example, 2-phenyl-1, 3-dioxolane gives a 98% yield of 2- bromoethyl benzoate (88% after distillation).
