Water → 6-Bromo-7-methoxy-1,1-dimethyl-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-2(1H)-one

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7-Methoxy-1,1-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-naphthalen-2-one (Compound A2, 2.0 g, 9.791 mmol) was dissolved in CH3CN (40 mL), added with NBS (1.92 g, 1.1 eq.), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hr. The reaction solution was added to water (40 mL), and the precipitated solid was filtered to obtain the title compound (white powder, 2.55 g, 92%).

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