2-(4-bromophenyl)acetyl chloride

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Procedure: To a suspension of NaH (7.6 g, 158 mmol) in toluene (142 mL) at 0° C. was added dropwise a solution of ethyl isobutylylacetate (20 g, 126 mmol) in toluene (52 mL) and the resulting solution was stirred under an argon atmosphere for 30 min. Then, a solution of 4-bromophenylacetyl chloride (29.4 g, 126 mmol, prepared as described in reference example 1) in toluene (98 mL) was slowly added and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature overnight. The resulting solution was poured into H2O-EtOAc and extracted with H2O (2×). The organic phase was washed with brine, the aqueous phase was acidified and extracted with EtOAc, and the combined organic phases were dried and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (hexane-EtOAc, 5%) to afford the title compound (29 g, 65%). the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature overnight extracted with H2O (2×) The organic phase was washed with brine extracted with EtOAc the combined organic phases were dried concentrated The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (hexane-EtOAc, 5%)