Sodium Acetate → 2-Bromo-4-(4-ethoxybenzoyl)benzyl acetate

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To a solution of (3-bromo-4-(bromomethyl)phenyl)(4-ethoxyphenyl)methanone (0.456 g, 1.15 mmol) in 15 mL of DMF was added sodium acetate (0.188 g, 2.29 mmol). After being stirred for 2.5 h at 68° C., the mixture was diluted with 15 mL of H2O and extracted 3× with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed once with saturated NH4Cl, once with saturated brine and dried over Na2SO4. Concentration under reduced pressure gave 0.412 g of the crude product, which was used in the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ 7.95 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.68 (dd, J=1.2, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 4.12 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.46 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H); MS ESI (m/z) 377 (M+1)+, calc. 376.

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