Sodium Bicarbonate → 4'-Acetamido-2-hydroxyacetophenone

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To a suspension of 4′-acetamido-2-bromoacetophenone 3 (10.0 g, 39 mmol) in EtOH (800 mL), aqueous potassium formate (35.4 g in 200 mL) was added then followed by sodium bicarbonate (3.68 g). The mixture was stirred at 38° C. (inner temp.) for 22 h. The mixture was evaporated in vacuo until the total volume reached to ca. 300 mL The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (1200 mL), washed with water (200 mL), then brine (2×400 mL). Aqueous layers were extracted with ethyl acetate (800 mL then 400 mL). Combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then evaporated in vacuo to give crude 4 as a solid (7.17 g, 95%) which was used to the next step without any purification. MS(ES) m/e 194 [M+H].

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