Synthesis of cetylpyridiniumtribromide (CetPyTB) reagent by noble synthetic route and bromination of organic compounds using CetPyTB

Cetylpyridiniumtribromide (CetPyTB) has been produced by a noble synthetic path protocol and its reactivity studied. Result indicates that the reagent shows good capability as a brominating agent for carbon/electron-rich heterocyclic aromatic compounds in addition to an efficient catalyst for acetylation of the alcohols, therefore proving it to be a note-worthy addition to the current organic tribromide reagents.