Phosphorus tribromide → 3-(1-Bromoethyl)-4-(3-fluorophenyl)-1H-isochromen-1-one

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1 M PBr3 in DCM (2.3 ml, 2.332 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1H-isochromen-1-one (intermediate B7, 390 mg, 1.372 mmol) in DCM (7.8 ml) and the mixture stirred at RT for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was then evaporated under reduced pressure and purified on a silica Biotage SNAP 100 g, eluting with a gradient of hexane and EtOAc to give the title (227 mg, 47.7%).

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