SYNTHESIS OF ORGANIC DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS: IV. METHYL-d3 BROMIDE

Abstract

Silver acetate-d₃ and bromine react readily in the dry state in a sealed tube to give methyl-d₃ bromide in high yield. This method is more convenient than the reduction of carbon dioxide to deuterated methyl alcohol with lithium aluminum deuteride, followed by the conversion of the alcohol into the halide, or other methods hitherto reported.