(3-Bromophenyl)acetic acid → Methyl 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetate

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A solution of 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetic acid (2.64 g, 12.28 mmol) in 8:2 benzene/methanol (50 mL) was cooled to 0° C., then treated with the dropwise addition of 2.0 M TMS-diazomethane in hexanes (6.14 mL, 12.28 mmol) over 10 minutes. The mixture was allowed to come to room temperature and stirred for 7 days. The mixture was concentrated in-vacuo, and the residue was purified over silica gel, eluting with 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes to yield the title compound (1.96 g, 8.56 mmol, 69.7% yield) as a colorless oil.

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