Tetrahedron Letters,Vo1.24,No.20,pp 2059-2062 0040-4039/83/202059-04$@3.00/c ... THE SYNTHETIC UTILITY OF E-NITROPHENYL 3-BROMO-2,2-DIETHOXYPROPIONATE ... John L. LaMattina* and Christian J. Mularski Central Research Pfizer Inc. Groton, CT 06340 ... Summary: The synthesis of p-nitrophenyl 3-bromo-2,2-diethoxypropionate, and its chemoselective reactions for the preparation of highly func- tionalized small molecules and also novel ...