Bromine → Methyl 6-bromo-3-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoate

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To a solution of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoate (114a, 3.557 g, 21.40 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) in a dry ice/acetonitrile bath (˜−45° C.) was added bromine (1.15 mL, 22.5 mmol) dropwise. The reaction was stirred at −45° C. for 2 hours before Na2S2O3 (sat. aq., 2 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane and washed with water. The dichloromethane layer was concentrated under vacuum, and the resulting crude product was purified by column chromatography (0-40% ethyl acetate/heptane) to give methyl 6-bromo-3-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoate (114b, 4.8 g, 92% yield) as a white solid.

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