Water → HCID 57173995, compound

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To a solution of 2-acetyl-4-bromophenol (3.63 g, 16.9 mmol) in methylene chloride (20 ml) on ice bath were added diisopropylethylamine (5.88 ml, 33.8 mmol) and chloromethyl methyl ether (1.92 ml, 25.3 mmol) with stirring. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 4-(methoxymethyl) oxy-3-acetylbromobenzene (4.35 g, quantitatively).

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