Bromo-3-methanesulfonyl-5-(4-methoxy-benzyloxy)-benzene → 3-Bromo-5-(methylsulfonyl)phenol

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Bromo-3-methanesulfonyl-5-(4-methoxy-benzyloxy)-benzene (5.7 g) was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (80 mL) and stirred at 100° C. for 5 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the crude material was purified on a silica gel column using ethyl acetate and hexanes to yield the title compound (3.4 g, 88% yield).

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