Bromine → HCID 57567188, compound

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A stirred solution of 5-{hydroxy-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl}-4-methoxy-5H-furan-2-one (2.9 g, 10.1 mmol) in acetonitrile at room temperature is treated dropwise with bromine (0.52 ml, 10.1 mmol), stirred for 24 h and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue is diluted with CH2Cl2 and triethylamine (4.25 ml), cooled in an ice bath, treated with methane sulfonyl chloride (1.6 ml), stirred for 0.5 h at ice bath temperatures, allowed to warm to room temperature for 2 h and diluted with EtOAc and water. The organic phase is separated, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. This residue is flash chromatographed (SiO2, hexane/EtOAc as eluent) to afford the title product as a white solid, 0.20 g (6% yield), mp 136-138° C., identified by NMR and mass spectral analyses.

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