3-Bromophenol → 1-Bromo-3-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)benzene

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To a suspension of NaH (2.77 g, 115.6 mmol) in DMF (100 mL) at 0° C. was added a solution of 3-bromophenol 1-1 in DMF (40 mL) over 40 min. After the addition was complete, the solution was stirred for an additional 30 min. The solution was then treated with neat bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal (17.36 g, 115.6 mmol). The solution was heated at 100° C. for 8 h, cooled to room temperature, and extracted with Et2O (3×200 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with 10% aq. NaOH (100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated to give 1-2 as a yellow oil. TLC Rf=0.4 (10% ethyl acetate/hexanes). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.19-7.05 (m, 3H), 6.85 (d, 1H), 4.81 (t, 1H, J=6.8 Hz), 3.99 (d, 2H, J=6.8 Hz), 3.71 (m, 4H), 1.22 (t, 6H, J=7.1 Hz)

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