Bromomethylcyclopropane → Methyl 3-bromo-4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)benzoate

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Prepared from methyl 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzoate and cyclopropylmethylbromide according to the procedure for methyl 3-bromo-5-isopropoxybenzoate. LCMS-ESI (m/z) calculated for C12H13BrO3: 285.1; no m/z observed, tR=3.96 min. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.22 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.02-7.88 (m, 1H), 6.91-6.81 (m, 1H), 4.02-3.91 (m, 2H), 3.88 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 3H), 1.41-1.26 (m, 1H), 0.76-0.59 (m, 2H), 0.52-0.31 (m, 2H).

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