Dichloromethane → 4.5-Dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl 2-bromoacetate

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Bromoacetylbromide (0.19 ml, 2.2 mmol) was slowly added to the solution of 6-nitroveratrylalcohol (0.43 g, 2 mmol), Et3N (0.56 ml, 4 mmol) and DMAP (24 mg, 0.2 mmol) in CHCl3 (5 ml). After stirring at room temperature for five hours, CH2Cl2 (20 ml) was added and the mixture was washed with HCl (1 M, 2×10 ml), NaHCO3 (sat., 10 ml) and water (10 ml). Organic phase was dried over Na2SO4, evaporated and purified by chromatography (Si-gel, CH2Cl2) to yield 4.5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl 2-bromoacetate (368 mg, 55%).

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