Methyl iodide → Methyl 2-(3-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)acetate

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of (3-bromo-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-acetic acid methyl ester (866 mg, 3.5 mmol, 1 eq.) and potassium carbonate (2.44 g, 17.7 mmol, 5 eq.) in MeCN (9 mL), iodomethane (0.67 mL, 10.6 mmol, 3 eq.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with AcOEt and water. The layers were separated and the aq. phase was extracted with AcOEt (2×). The comb. org. layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as an orange oil. The product was used without further purification.

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