Water → HCID 66766852, compound

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To a solution of N-(4-methoxy-2-methylphenyl)acetamide (130 g, 0.73 mol) in acetic acid (800 mL) is added bromine (42 mL, 0.8 mol) dropwise at 0° C. After addition, the resulting mixture is stirred at RT overnight. Saturated aqueous NaHSO3 is added until a clear solution is obtained, and then a large amount of water (2.0 L) is added forming a precipitate. The precipitated solid is collected and washed with water to give the crude product (thin layer chromatography (TLC) solvent: DCM:EtOAc=10:1). The solid is dissolved in minimum amount of refluxing DCM, and then PE (about 10-20% volume of DCM used) is added. The resulting solution is cooled to RT. After 2 hours, the precipitated solid is collected and washed with PE to give a white product (108 g, 57% yield). MS (m/z): 260.0 (M+H).

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