1-(4-bromophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Bromobenzene (0.5 mL), acryloyl chloride (110 mg), and aluminium chloride (160 mg) were reacted in dichloromethane (1.5 mL) at from 0° C. to room temperature for 4 hours. The resultant was treated in the same manner as described in Example 1 to obtain the title compound (1207.0 mg). The resultant was treated in the same manner