Boron tribromide → HCID 14424740, compound

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The 4-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzothiazole (9.0 g) obtained in (2) was dissolved in 15 ml of dichloromethane, and a solution of 8.7 g of boron tribromide in 15 ml of dichloromethane was added dropwise to the solution. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, and then poured into 200 ml of ice water, followed by extraction with chloroform three times. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluted with chloroform) to give 4.2 g of 4-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzothiazole.

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