Water → Dimethyl 5-bromo-4-hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylate

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To a solution of 4-hydroxyisophthalic acid dimethyl ester (10.51 g) in THF (100 mL) was added N-bromosuccinimide (9.34 g) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Water (200 mL) and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (100 mL) were successively added to the reaction solution. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and water, and dried to give the title compound (12.5 g).

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