Trifluoroacetic acid → 2-n-Butyl-3-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydroxybenzoyl)-benzofuran

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 17.4 g. (0.1 mol.) of 2-n-butyl-benzofuran and 19.1 g. (0.1 mol.) of 4-acetoxy-3-methoxy-benzonitrile in 20 ml. of trifluoroacetic acid is refluxed for three hours. The reaction mixture is cooled, diluted with 200 ml. of water and the resulting aqueous solution is extracted with ether. The extracts are concentrated to dryness and the residue is dissolved in 100 ml. of ethanol and heated with 20 ml. of 10% aqueous sodium carbonate for two hours. The mixture is concentrated, the residue extracted with ether and the extracts are dried and concentrated in vacuo to give 2-n-butyl-3-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydroxybenzoyl)-benzofuran.

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