Bromine → HCID 15085720, compound

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Ethyl 3-fluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3-butenoate (14 g) and bromine (11 g) were dissolved in 50 mL of CCl4, and the solution heated at reflux for one hour. The solution was then cooled and concentrated in vacuo. The dibromo ester was taken up in 100 mL of dry THF and stirred at 0° C. while DBU (13 g) was added dropwise. Stirring was continued overnight, allowing the solution to warm to ambient temperature. The dark solution was then poured onto ice and excess 10N HCl, and the product was isolated by extraction into ether, washing with a saturated brine solution, drying and removal of the solvent. The bromovinyl ester (10.4 g) was then hydrolyzed by treatment with 7.3 g of potassium hydroxide in a solution of 10 mL of ethanol and 90 mL of water, at the reflux temperature for one hour. After the solution had cooled, it was diluted with 100 mL of water, acidified, extracted with ether (2×100 mL), and the combined organic layer washed with brine, dried and concentrated to yield 7.3 g of (Z) 4-bromo-3-fluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3-butenoic acid as an oil.

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