Methanol → Methyl 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetate

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To 3-bromophenylacetic acid (5.03 g, 23.4 mmol) in MeOH (50 mL) was added thionyl chloride (3.4 mL, 46.8 mmol), and the reaction was stirred at 65° C. for 5 hours. The mixture was concentrated, and the residue was partitioned between CH2Cl2 and saturated aqueous NaHCO3. The mixture was basified with 1N aqueous NaOH, and the aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2. The combined organic layers were washed with H2O, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to give the title compound.

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