Sodium Carbonate → 3-Bromo-2-methoxyphenol

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A solution of 0.037 g 2-bromo-6-formyl-anisole in 1 ml methylene chloride is treated with 0.54 sodium dibasic phosphate and 1.3 ml trifluoroperacetic acid, stirred overnight, treated with 10% aqueous sodium carbonate (5 ml) and 5 ml diethyl ether, stirred for 1.5 hours, and partitioned between water and ether. The ether portion is extracted with 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide, the hydroxide extracts acidified and then extracted with ether. Concentration of the ether extracts affords 3-bromo-2-methoxyphenol.

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