Iodine → 5-Bromo-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran

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To a solution of 4-bromo-2-(2-methylallyl)phenol (7) (4.5 g, 19.8 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (250 mL) was added iodine (1.3 g, 4.95 mmol) and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 48 h. The mixture was then diluted with methyl tert-butyl ether (100 mL) and washed with H2O (50 mL), brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, eluting with 5% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give the title compound (8) (4.0 g, 88%) as yellow liquid. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 7.24 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.00 (s, 2H), 1.47 (s, 6H); MS (ESI, M+H+) C10H12BrO, calcd. 227.1. found 227.0, 229.0.

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