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2-Bromobenzaldehyde reacts with carboxylic acids in acetonitrile under carbon monoxide pressure in the presence of a catalytic amount of a palladium catalyst to give the corresponding 3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-1-isobenzofuranyl alkanoates in high yields.
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