Water → tert-butyl (2E)-3-[2-(bromomethyl)-4-methylphenyl]acrylate

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To a solution of 2.32 g of tert-butyl (2E)-3-[2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenyl]acrylate in 46 ml of THF were added 4.64 g of carbon tetrabromide and 3.67 g of triphenylphosphine under ice-cooling, followed by stirring at the same temperature for 2.5 hours. To the reaction mixture were added water and ethyl acetate to carry out a layer separation operation. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine in this order, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 2.73 g of tert-butyl (2E)-3-[2-(bromomethyl)-4-methylphenyl]acrylate.

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