R. Bright, S. Coote, S. Freeman
Nov 1, 1996
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Synthetic Communications
Abstract
Abstract 5-Bromobarbituric acid (5) is a convenient reagent for the selective bromination of cyclic imine 3. A facile, in situ synthesis of this reagent involving a disproportionation reaction between barbituric acid and dibromobarbituric acid is described.