Triethylsilane → 4-(4-Bromomethylbenzyl)-nitrobenzene

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4-(4-bromomethylbenzoyl)-nitrobenzene (500 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (5 mL) and stirred under argon. A solution of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (0.27 mL) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was added dropwise, followed by a solution of triethylsilane (0.37 mL) in dichloromethane (2 mL). After 5 minutes, a second portion of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and triethylsilane (same proportions) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, poured into excess aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and extracted with dichloromethane (3×). The solution containing the crude product was evaporated, chromatographed on silica gel, eluting the product with hexane/ethyl acetate, and evaporated to dryness, to give 4-(4-bromomethylbenzyl)-nitrobenzene (270 mg, 56%).

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