Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 3-acetyl-5-bromo-4-hydroxybenzoate

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To a stirred solution of methyl 3-acetyl-4-hydroxybenzoate (240 g, 1236 mmol) in DCM (2 L) was added pyridine (0.400 L, 4944 mmol) followed by a dropwise addition of dibromine (0.070 L, 1360 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 2 hrs then cooled to 5° C. and HCl 4N (0.927 L, 3708 mmol) was added dropwise. The organic phase was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to afford a brown solid which was stirred in ether/petroleum ether (1:1, 1 L) for 1 hr. The solid was collected by filtration and dried to afford methyl 3-acetyl-5-bromo-4-hydroxybenzoate (270 g, 80%) as a beige powder.

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