Benzoyl chloride, 3-bromo- → tert-Butyl 3-bromobenzoate

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In an oven dried, 1-L, 3-necked round bottom flask equipped with an addition funnel, a glass stopper, a magnetic stirbar, and a reflux condenser connected to a nitrogen inlet, potassium t-butoxide (23.6 g, 209.6 mmol) was combined with toluene (150 mL). A solution of 3-bromobenzoyl chloride (40 g, 182.3 mmol) in toluene (100 mL) was added dropwise to the potassium t-butoxide and the mixture was stirred for 16 h at room temperature. The viscous mixture was transferred to a 1-L separatory funnel, and the reaction flask was rinsed with toluene (50 mL) and added to the separatory funnel. The toluene mixture was extracted with water (200 mL), a potassium carbonate solution (10%, 250 mL), and again with water (3×200 mL). The toluene layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered, and the toluene was removed in vacuo to yield the product as a yellow oil (45.1 g, 96%). HPLC: >99% pure.

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