Carbon tetrabromide → HCID 10384209, compound

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Reaction Steps

Methyl [3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl](hydroxy)acetate (300 mg, 0.993 mmol) was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (10 mL). The solution was cooled to 0° C. and CBr4 (659 mg, 1.986 mmol) was added followed by PPh3 (521 mg, 1.986 mmol). After 1 hour, the reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction was filtered through a short plug of silica gel with CH2Cl2. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was purified by flash chromatography with 5% EtOAc/hexanes to afford methyl [3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl](bromo)acetate. Rf=0.24 (5% EtOAc/hexanes). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 8.02 (s, 2H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 5.41 (s, 1H), 3.83 (s, 3H).

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