Surprisingly stable N-t-BOC-2-bromo-4-hexyl-pyrrole is prepared from N-t-BOC-2-trimethylstannyl-4-hexyl-pyrro using N-bromosuccinimide as reagent. The bromo-stannyl exchange reaction is performed quantitatively in THF at -70 degrees C under inert atmosphere. Similarly, N-t-BOC-2-bromopyrrole and N-benzenesulfonyl-2-bromopyrrole have been synthesized from N-t-BOC-2-trimethylstannylpyrrole and N-benzenesulfonyl-2-trimethylstannylpyrrole, respectively.