Diiodomethane → 1-Bromo-4-(1-methoxycyclopropyl)benzene

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To a solution of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (1.90 g, 9.64 mmol) in methylene chloride (70 ml) at −40° C. was added diethyl zinc (9.64 ml, 1M solution in hexane, 9.64 mmol). The mixture was stirred at −40° C. for 20 min and then CH2I2 (778 μl, 9.64 mmol) was added. After stirring for an additional 20 min, 1-bromo-4-(1-methoxyvinyl)-benzene (1.37 g, 6.43 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was slowly warmed to RT and stirring was continued for 16 h. Pentane was added and the mixture was washed with 1M HCl, sat. NaHCO3, sat. Na2SO3 and brine. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered, concentrated in vacuo to give a crude residue which was purified by flash column chromatography (2% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane-10% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane) to give 1-bromo-4-(1-methoxycyclopropyl)-benzene (880 mg, 60%) as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ 7.46 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.18 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 3.21 (s, 3H), 1.21-1.17 (m, 2H), 0.95-0.91 (m, 2H).

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