Ammonium Chloride → 1-(4-Bromo-3-chlorophenyl)ethanol

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A solution of methylmagnesium bromide (4.8 mL, 3M, 14.4 mmol) was added dropwise to the solution of 4-bromo-3-chlorobenzaldehyde (1.52 g, 7.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran at −40° C. Then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 3 hrs. Saturated ammonium chloride solution (10 mL) was added to the mixture. The mixture was concentrated to give a residue. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ethe/ethyl acetate=1:1) to give 1-(4-bromo-3-chlorophenyl)ethanol as a white solid (1.32 g, 81%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO): 7.69 (d, J=8.1, 1H), δ 7.53 (d, J=0.9, 1H), 7.19 (dd, J1=8.1, 1H J2=0.9, 1H), 5.38 (d, J=3.6, 1H), δ 4.70 (m, 1H), 1.30 (d, J=6.6, 3H).

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