I know that N-BS can bee used to brominate substituted benzenes, and apparently also amines. But there a couple of questions that I have been unable to find answers to despite using both TFSE and Google:
Can NBS be used to selectively brominate aldehydes and ketones, e.g. 2,5-DMP2P
__> 4-Br-2,5-DMP2P or 2,5-DMB
__> 4-Br-2,5-DMB?
I have a feeling that the answer is probably no since I have been unable to find any references to it, but thought I'd check with the experts first
TIA,
psyx