Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(4-((4-(Bromomethyl)benzyl)oxy)-3-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone

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Combine 1-(3-chloro-2,4-dihydroxy-phenyl)-ethanone (6.00 g, 32.2 mmol) and 1,4-bis-bromomethyl-benzene (8.48 g, 31.2 mmol) and potassium carbonate (4.44 g, 32.2 mmol) in acetone (400 ml) and heat to reflux. After 1 h, cool to room temperature and add 10% hydrochloric acid (300 mL). Filter to collect and triturate resultant solid in 1:1 ether/hexanes. Purify by column chromatography, eluting with 40% tetrahydrofuran/hexanes to obtain 1-[4-(4-bromomethyl-benzyloxy)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl]-ethanone (3.00 g, 8.12 mmol) as a white solid. MS (m/z): 368.9 (M−1).

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