Ethyl bromoacetate → Acetic acid, (2-iodophenoxy)-, ethyl ester

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To a solution of 2-iodophenol (1 g, 4.55 mmol) in CH3CN (20 mL) was added K2CO3 (0.93 g, 6.83 mmol) and ethyl 2-bromoacetate (0.835 g, 5.0 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 2 h, cooled to room temperature, extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The crude product was used in the next step without further purification. (1.1 g, yield 79%) MS (ESI+) e/z: 307.1 [M+1]+.

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