Acetic Anhydride → Methyl 2-(acetyloxy)-5-bromo-4-methylbenzoate

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Acetic anhydride (3.06 mL, 32.5 mmol) was added to a solution of methyl 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzoate (3.98 g, 16.24 mmol), which may be prepared according to procedure described in Description 2, in Pyridine (10 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for four hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by SP4 (10-20% EtOAc/hexane) to yield the desired compound as oil (4.54 g, 97% yield).

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