Bromine → 4-(3-Bromo-2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-butyric acid

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A solution of 4-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-butyric acid (74 g, 0.36 mole), NaOAc (29.8 g, anhydrous), and glacial acetic acid (710 mL) was stirred under N2 at room temperature. as a solution of bromine (22 mL, 0.43 mole) and glacial acetic acid (185 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. 10% aqueous sodium bisulfite (400 mL) was added and the solution was extracted with CH2Cl2. The combined extracts were washed with water, 10% aqueous sodium thiosulfate, water, saturated aqueous. NaCl, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and evaporated to yield 108 g brown solid which was recrystallized from hexane to yield 76 g white solid, (74%); m+ 286.

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