Ammonia → 1-(4-Bromophenyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxamide

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To a −15° C. solution of 1-(4-bromophenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid from Step 2 (1.5 g) in chloroform (60 mL) were slowly added isobutyl chloroformate (900 μL) and triethylamine (1.1 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at −15° C. for 2 hours. Then it was saturated with ammonia gas and stirred at −15° C. for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 hour then poured into water (60 mL) and partitioned. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (2×160 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried with magnesium sulfate and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by swish using diethyl ether and hexanes to yield the title compound.

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