Boron tribromide → HCID 90103002, compound

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N-(5-Bromo-2-chloropyridin-3-yl)-4-methoxybenzamide (1.4 g, 81% purity, 3.32 mmol) was dissolved in 80 mL dichloromethane. A solution of boron tribromide (1M in dichloromethane, 16.6 ml, 16.6 mmol) was added dropwise and the reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with a solution of 4% sodium bicarbonate, water, brine and dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 1.2 g (100% yield) of the title compound as an orange solid. Purity 91%.

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