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A mixture of (3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetic acid methyl ester (6.0 g, 25.9 mmol) and N-bromosuccinimide (9.2 g, 51.7 mmol) and a few drops of hydrobromic acid (48% solution) in chloroform (250 mL) was heated under reflux for two days. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness, taken up in methylene chloride and loaded onto a column of silica gel. Elution with 5% ethyl acetate/hexanes gave Bromo-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetic acid methyl ester (3.0 g, 39% yield) as colorless oil. The NMR spectrum obtained on the sample is compatible with its structure.

1. temperaturewas heated
2. temperatureunder reflux for two days
3. concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness
4. washElution with 5% ethyl acetate/hexanes