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2-Bromo-5-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzenemethanol [1] (38.8 g, 166 mmol) in dry chloroform (200 mL) was treated with thionyl chloride (200 mL, 2.76 mol) at 0 °C and stirred for 3 h at ambient temperature.[...]