Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(5-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)ethanone

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To a stirred solution of compound 14 (106 g, 404 mmol) in anhydrous THF (1.7 L) was added a solution of methyl magnesium bromide in diethyl ether (3.0 M, 270 mL, 808 mmol) at 0° C. under nitrogen. After addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 6.5 h. After this time, the solution was poured to a cold 2 N hydrochloric acid (1 L) and warmed to room temperature. The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×1 L). The combined extracts were washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (500 mL), brine (500 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 15 (85.2 g, 97%) as an orange oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.98 (dd, J=6.4, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (ddd, J=8.7, 4.3, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (dd, J=10.4, 8.7, 1H), 2.64 (d, J=4.9, 3H); ESI MS m/z 217 [M+H]+.

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