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Alkyl alcohols (5.0 mmol, 1 equiv) were dissolved in dry 5 ml of dichloromethane in a dry 25 ml flask. It was then cooled to 0 °C and the dissolved material was added to a solution of CBr4 (2.5 g, 7.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) in DCM (10 mL) under Ar atmosphere.