2,4,6-Trichlorobenzoic acid → tert-Butyl 3-bromobenzoate

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2,4,6-Trichlorobenzoic acid (11.7 ml, 75 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 3-bromobenzoic acid (15 g, 75 mmol), triethyl amine (10.5 ml, 75 mmol) in THF (25 ml) at RT. The reaction was stirred 15 min. Then, t-butanol (7.1 ml, 150 mmol) and DMAP (18.3 g, 150 mmol) were added and the reaction was stirred overnight. The crude reaction was filtered through a pad of silica gel, concentrated, and was used in the next reaction without further purification.

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