Water → HCID 18000287, compound

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To a stirring solution of 2-p-tolylpropan-2-ol (500 mg, 3.3 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride at room temperature under argon was added N-bromosuccinimide (590 mg, 3.3 mmol), followed by benzoyl peroxide (16 mg, 0.06 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 4 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a colorless gum. EtOAc (20 mL) and water (20 mL) were added and the layers were separated. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under vacuum to obtain crude product, which was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel column eluted with 30% EtOAc/hexanes) to isolate 620 mg of the title compound as a colorless gum. HPLC/MS: retention time=2.908 min, [M+H—H2O]+=211.

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