Phosphorus tribromide → 4-(Bromomethyl)-1-methoxy-2-nitrobenzene

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(4-methoxy-3-nitrophenyl)methanol (215 mg, 1.174 mmol) was dissolved, under N2 atmosphere, in dry DCM and cooled to 0° C. PBr3 (55.4 μl, 0.587 mmol) was added, and the reaction was stirred RT for 1 hour. Ice and DCM were added to the reaction mixture. The mixture was diluted with WATER and brine and extracted twice with DCM. The organic layers were dried and evaporated to dryness to give 4-(bromomethyl)-1-methoxy-2-nitrobenzene (276 mg, 1.122 mmol, 96% yield) that was used in the next step without further purification.

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