Isobutanol → 4-Bromo-2-(2-methylpropoxy)benzoic acid

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To a suspension of sodium hydride (60% w/w, 20.5 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (365 ml) was added 2-methyl-1-propanol (48.7 ml) dropwise below 30° C. over 2 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. To the mixture was added 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzoic acid (50.0 g) slowly below 35° C. To the reaction mixture was added N,N-dimethylformamide (600 ml) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 days. The reaction mixture was partitioned between water (2000 ml) and hexane (1000 ml). The water layer was separated and acidified with 37% hydrochloric acid. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried at 55° C. to give 4-bromo-2-isobutoxybenzoic acid (62.4 g) as a white solid.

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