Substituted benzylic compounds are brominated with an excess of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) in CCl4 to the corresponding polybrominated mixtures which are then debrominated with diethyl phosphite and N,N-diisopropylethylamine to afford the desired monobromides in satisfactory yields and high purity.
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