Hydrochloric Acid → (5-Bromo-2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol

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10.67 g of 5-bromo-2,3-dimethoxybenzaldehyde was dissolved in 100 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 100 ml of ethanol, and 1 g of sodium borohydride was added, and then the solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. 1 N hydrochloric acid was added thereto, followed by extracting with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and an aqueous saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated, to give 10.27 g of 5-bromo-2,3-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol. 5.326 g of this crude product was dissolved in 50 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and 1.8 g of imidazole and 5.9 g of t-butylchlorodiphenylsilane were added thereto, and the solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated, to give 10.72 g of [(5-bromo-2,3-dimethoxybenzyl)oxy](t-butyl)diphenylsilane.

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