Ethanol → HCID 15338403, compound

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19.5 g 5 was dissolved in 300 ml ethanol, saturated at 0° C. with hydrochloric acid gas and stirred for a further 5 hours at 0° C. After removing the major amount of ethanol in a vacuum, the residue was taken up in ether, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent was removed. 21.2 g (98%) 7-bromo-2,2-dichloroheptanoic acid ethyl ester 6 was obtained as a colourless oil.

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