Sodium Sulfite → HCID 87271490, compound

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A mixture of methyl 3-bromo-6-bromomethyl-2-methoxybenzoate (Intermediate 89, 1.0 g) and sodium sulphite (0.445 g) in ethanol (1 ml) and water (10 ml) was stirred and heated at reflux for 2 hours. After cooling, the mixture was evaporated to dryness to give (4-bromo-3-methoxy-2-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-methanesulphonic acid sodium salt (1.07 g) as a white solid which was used without further characterization.

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