Methyl iodide → Methyl 3-(2-bromophenyl)prop-2-enoate

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Esterification of 2-bromocinnamic acid (10.0 g) with methyl iodide (9.4 g) as described in Example 1 gave the title compound as an oil which was purified by chromatography on silica eluting with chloroform in quantitative yield. υmax (film) 1725, 1640, 1470, 1440 cm-1, δ(CDCl3) 3.79 (3H, s, CH3), 6.30 (1H, d, J 16 Hz, C=CHCO2), 7.19 (2H, complex m), 7.50 (2H, complex m), 7.97 (1H, d, J 16 Hz, ArCH=C).

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