Hydrogen Bromide → 4-(Bromomethyl)-5-[3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2H-1,2,3-triazole

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5-[3-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-methanol (i.e. the product of Example 5, Step I, 0.17 g, 0.4 mmol) was suspended in 33% hydrobromic acid in acetic acid (2 mL) and 48% hydrobromic acid in water (2 mL). The mixture was heated to reflux with stirring for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and basified with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (20 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (3×15 mL), and washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (10 mL). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (0.19 g) as a pale yellow solid. The title compound was used directly in the next step without further purification.

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