“…The starting bromonitroaniline 34 has been prepared by a number of methods, but the most popular are 1) nitration of p -bromoaniline or its derivatives [ 50 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 ], and 2) bromination of o -nitroaniline or its derivatives, usually with bromine in acetic acid [ 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 ]. Here, too, each of these methods has its shortcomings.…”