Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Amino-substituted arylmethylketones are selectively brorninated in sulfuric acid to afford the corresponding dibromomethylarylketones that are then debrominated with diethylphosphite to give the desired bromomethylarylketones in excellent yield. ... The 1 HNMR (CDCl 3 ) ...