title: Methyl 5-(2-bromo-acet-yl)-2-propoxybenzoate.
abstract: The title compound, C(13)H(15)BrO(4), was synthesized from methyl 5-acetyl-2-hydroxy-benzoate. With the exception of the ester group and some H atoms, the molecule is planar, the average deviation from planarity being 0.086 (5) Å. The dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the ester group is 41.6 (3)°. Adjacent mol-ecules are inter-connected by C-H⋯O bonds, generating a layered structure.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guan-Hong
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fei