Water → Ethyl 1-(4-bromo-3-methylisoxazol-5-YL)cyclopropane-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl 1-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (9.49 g, 48.6 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (50 mL) was added N-bromosuccinimide (10.31 g, 57.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. To the orange mixture was added water and the aqueous layer was extracted with MTBE (3×). The combined organic layers were washed with aqueous 10% sodium thiosulfate, water (2×) and dried to provide the product ethyl 1-(4-bromo-3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (12.5 g, 45.6 mmol, 94% yield) as a light yellow oil. The product was used directly in the subsequent reaction without further purification. LC/MS m/z 274 [M+H]+.

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