Bromomethyl 4-methoxyphenyl ketone → 5-Bromo-2-(4-methoxybenzoyl)benzofuran

Reaction equation

[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[C:6]([CH:7]=O)[C:5]([OH:10])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH3:11][O:12][C:13]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:16]([C:19]([CH2:21]Br)=[O:20])=[CH:15][CH:14]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CC(C)=O>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]2[O:10][C:21]([C:19](=[O:20])[C:16]3[CH:17]=[CH:18][C:13]([O:12][CH3:11])=[CH:14][CH:15]=3)=[CH:7][C:6]=2[CH:9]=1

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Procedure

To 150 ml of acetone were suspended 20 g of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde, 22.9 g of 2-bromo-4-methoxyacetophenone and 27.6 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate. After stirring at room temperature for 4 hours, the resulting reaction solution was concentrated to dryness, and then mixed with water to collect precipitated crystals by filtration. After washing with water and subsequent recrystallization from ethanol, 14.02 g of 5-bromo-2-(4-methoxybenzoyl)benzofuran was obtained in the form of colorless prism crystals.