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Ketones (with alpha-hydrogens) are apha-brominated with bromine in acetic acid. The reaction is an electrophilic substitution with respect to the methyl ketone and a nucleophilic substitution w.r.t. the bromine.

Generic Organic reaction
  +  
Br2
  +  
CH3COOH
         
  +  
HBr
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Methyl ketone (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Bromine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetic acid Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
alpha-Bromomethyl ketone (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen bromide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Substitution: Electrophilic Second Order
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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