Bromine → HCID 18388329, compound

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Ethyl 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3-methylthio-4-oxobenzo[c]furan-1-carboxylate (4.26 g) was dissolved in chloroform (75 ml); a solution of bromine (2.73 g) in chloroform (5 ml) was added dropwise at room temperature over a period of 10 minutes. After the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, it was washed with a 2% aqueous solution of sodium sulfite (100 ml), water, a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate and water in that order, and dried (MgSO4), after which the solvent was distilled off to yield ethyl 5-bromo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3-methylthio-4-oxobenzo[c]furan-1-carboxylate (5.01 g, 89.8%), which was then recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane. Colorless needles. Melting point 130-131° C.

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