Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 2-(4-acetyl-2-bromophenoxy)acetate

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To a solution of 1-(3-bromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone (15) (963 mg, 4.48 mmol, 1 eq, Aldrich, Milwaukee, Wis., USA) in DMF (15 mL), was added methyl 2-bromoacetate (1.02 g, 6.72 mmol, 1.5 eq) and potassium carbonate (1.86 g, 13.5 mmol; 3 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. Solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was dissolved in EtOAc, washed by water and brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give 1.05 g, (81%) of methyl 2-(4-acetyl-2-bromophenoxy)acetate (16) as a brown solid.

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