“…2-Bromo-1-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)ethanone ( 27 ). One mmol of substrate, 3 mmol IL-A, 1.1 mmol NBS, r.t. = 30 min, 55 °C, preparative chromatography SiO 2 , CH 2 Cl 2 , white solid [ 65 ] (44%), mp: 39.8–42.0 °C; 1 H-NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 7.61 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 6.74 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 4.57 (s, 2H), 4.05 (s, 3H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H); IR (NaCl): 2941, 2843, 1680, 1589, 1493, 1464, 1410, 1294, 1213, 1099, 999, 809, 668 cm −1 ; MS (ESI): 289.0 (M+H) + , 291.0 (M+2+H) + .…”