1-(Bromomethyl)-3-phenoxybenzene → Ethyl 1-(p-chlorophenyl)-beta-oxo-alpha-(m-phenoxybenzyl)cyclopropanepropionate

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A mixture of sodium (0.31 g, 13.5 mmol) in ethanol (90 mL) is stirred at room temperature until the sodium dissolves. The resultant solution is heated to 70° C., treated dropwise with a solution of ethyl 1-(p-chlorophenyl)-β-oxocyclopropanepropionate (3.4 g, 12.8 mmol) in ethanol, stirred at 70° C. for one hour, treated dropwise with a solution of α-bromo-m-tolyl phenyl ether (4.0 g, 15.2 mmol) in ethanol, stirred at reflux overnight, stirred at room temperature for two days, and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a residue. A solution of the residue in ethyl acetate is washed sequentially with water, 10% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to obtain an oil. Chromatography of the oil using silica gel and a 19:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate solution gives the title product as a colorless oil (5.24 g, 92%) which is identified by NMR spectral analysis.

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