Trifluoroacetic acid → 5-Bromo-4-methylisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

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To a flask charged with (3-bromo-2-methylphenyl)methanol (6.0 g, 30 mmol) was added a 1M TFA solution of Thallium Trifluoroacetate (16.2 g, 29.8 mmol). The mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The solvent was removed under vacuum, and the residue was pumped under high vacuum for 30 min to ensure complete removal of TFA. To the residue was then added palladium(II) chloride (529 mg, 2.98 mmol), lithium chloride (2.53 g, 59.7 mmol), magnesium oxide (2.41 g, 59.7 mmol), and MeOH (150 mL). The reaction was flushed with CO twice, and kept under CO at RT. Analysis by LC showed a formation of product within 2 hours. To this solution was added ethyl acetate to precipitate the salts. The solution was filtered through a celite pad, washed with EtOAc, adsorbed onto silica and purified by silica gel chromatography to provide the title compound

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