1,2-Dibromoethane → 1,4-Dibromo-2-(2-bromoethoxy)benzene

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A mixture of 2,5-dibromophenol (134) (1.26 g, 5 mmol) and 1,2-dibromoethane (135) (431 μl, 5 mmol) in 5 ml 1N NaOH was stirred at 80° C. for 40 h. After cooling down, the reaction mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. Org. phase was washed with 1 N NaOH and brine subsequently. Org. phase was dried over sodium sulfate concentrated to give 922 mg (yield 51%, purity ca 90%) 1,4-dibromo-2-(2-bromoethoxy)benzene (136) as orange-red oil which was used directly for further reaction without purification.

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