1,2-Dichloroethane → 6-chloropyridine-2-sulfonic Acid

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A 25 ml egg-plant type flask was flushed with argon, and 83.0 mg (0.5 mmol) of methyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetate, 2 ml of dry 1,2-dichloroethane and 105.7 mg (0.5 mmol) of N-fluoro-2-chloropyridinium-6-sulfonate were charged. The flask was immersed in an oil bath of 80° C. and heated for 22 hours. After completion of the reaction, 20 ml of water was added thereto, and the mixture was extracted three times with 20 ml of methylene chloride. 2-Chloropyridine-6-sulfonic acid formed after the reaction was all transferred to the aqueous layer. The organic layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Then, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by thin layer chromatography (eluent: hexane/diethyl ether=2/1) to obtain 49.4 mg (conversion yield: 63%) of methyl 3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenylacetate, and 11.2 mg of methyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetate was recovered (recovery rate: 14%).

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