tert-butyl 3-(3-bromophenyl)-3-oxopropanoate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Prepared from hexamethyldisilizane (16.5 mL, 79 mmol) and n-BuLi (48.4 mL, 77 mmol) in TBME (40 mL), then commercially available ethyl 3-bromobenzoate (7.55 g, 33 mmol) and tert-butyl acetate (4.86 mL, 36 mmol) in TBME (80 mL) according to the general procedure III. Obtained as a light yellow oil (9.934 g, 101%; 95% purity). Obtained as a light yellow oil (9.934 g, 101%; 95% purity)