Lithium Bromide → 1-(2-Bromo-ethoxymethyl)-4-chlorobenzene

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A mixture of methanesulfonic acid 2-(4-chloro-benzyloxy)-ethyl ester (Intermediate 6) (1.37 g, 5.18 mmol) and lithium bromide (1.80 g, 20.7 mmol) in acetone (15 mL) was heated at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and the residue partitioned between DCM and water. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), and concentrated, and purified by column chromatography over silica using DCM/cyclohexane (1:3) as eluent to afford the product as a colourless oil.

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