Water → Methyl 4-(1-bromoethyl)benzoate

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To a stirred solution of 4-(1-hydroxy-ethyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (Step B, 2.12 g, 11.7 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL) at 0° C. were added carbon tetra bromide (5.07 g, 15.3 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (3.71 g, 14.04 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature, after completion of the reaction, was poured into H2O (50 mL). The aqueous solution was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×100 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography in hexanes/ethyl acetate (5%) to afford 4-(1-bromo-ethyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester as a colorless liquid. (2.45 g, 85%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.0 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.47 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 5.11 (q, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 1.83 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H); TLC conditions: Uniplate silica gel, 250 microns; mobile phase=ethyl acetate-hexanes (1:5); Rf=0.8.

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