Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Bromobenzoyl)propionic acid

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Anhydrous aluminum trichloride (29.1 g, 218 mmol) was suspended in dichloromethane (120 mL) and cooled to 0° C. Bromobenzene (35.1 g, 224 mmol) was added carefully. When the addition was complete, succinic anhydride (10.0 g, 100 mmol) was added in ten portions carefully. Then the mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 4 h. TLC showed the reaction was complete, 6N HCl (50 mL) was added dropwise. The solid was filtered, washed with distilled water (10 mL×2) and dried in vacuo to afford A-1 as a white solid (22 g, yield 82%).

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