Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Bromo-4-(2-methoxypropan-2-yl)benzene

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2-(4-Bromo-phenyl)-propan-2-ol (Preparation 39, 1.77g, 8.2 mmol) and methyl iodide (0.5 mL, 8.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) were treated with sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 328 mg, 8.2 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 24 hours at room temperature, was poured into 0.5 M aqueous hydrochloric acid, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, was dried over magnesium sulfate, was filtered, and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (200:1 hexanes-ethyl acetate) to afford 500 mg (27% yield) of the title compound. 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) d 145.4, 131.5, 127.9, 121.0, 76.7, 50.9, 28.1; MS (AP/Cl) 197.0, 199.0 (M+H—OMe)+.

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