Imidazole → 1-Bromo-3-((((1,1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)benzene

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To a solution of 3-bromobenzylalcohol (18.7 g) in dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added imidazole (13.6 g) and t-butyidimethylsilylchloride (15.8 g). The mixture was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into water (300 ml) and then extracted with a mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate (1:1, 100 ml×2). The extract was washed with 0.5N hydrochloric acid, water and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, successively, dried over anhyrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the title compound (30.1 g) having the following physical data.

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