Ethyl vinyl ether → 2-Bromo-1-[4-(1-ethoxyethoxy)phenyl]propan-1-one

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Ethoxyethene (3.148 g, 43.655 mmol) and TFA (0.249 g, 2.183 mmol) was added to a suspension of 2-bromo-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-1-one (5.000 g, 21.827 mmol) in toluene (50 ml) at rt. The reaction mixture was stirred at 30° C. for 2 h and 30 min. The solvent was evaporated to yield the product as an oil (6.83 g, 100%).

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