Imidazole → (3-Bromophenoxy)(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane

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A mixture of 1400 g (8.1 mol) of 3-bromophenol, 1218 g (8.1 mol) of tert-butylchlorodimethylsilane and 1376 g (20.2 mol) of imidazole in 1600 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into pH 8 aqueous buffer solution and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether extracts were washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum to give 2314 g of crude 3-bromophenyl tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether as an orange oil. NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz) δ: 0.2 (s, 6H); 0.95 (s, 9H); 6.8 (m, 1H); 7.0-7.1 (m, 3H).

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