Boron tribromide → HCID 14424744, compound

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The methyl 4-(4-methoxybenzothiazol-2-yl)benzoate (11.3 g) obtained in Example 3 (3) was dissolved in 200 ml of dichloromethane, and a solution of 9.5 g of boron tribromide in 80 ml of dichloromethane was added dropwise to the solution. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours, then poured into 300 ml of ice water, extracted with chloroform three times, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluted with chloroform), and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was washed with a small amount of chloroform, and recrystallized from ethyl acetate to give 3.6 g of methyl 4-(4-hydroxybenzothiazol-2-yl)benzoate. mp 215°-219.0° C.

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