Pyridinium chloride → 2-(4-Hydroxybenzoyl)-3-phenylbenzothiophene

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A mixture of 2-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-3-phenylbenzo[b]thiophene (12.0 g) and pyridine hydrochloride (35 g) was refluxed for thirty minutes. The hot reaction mixture was poured onto ice and the mixture transferred to a blender, homogenized, and the resulting crystals were collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried in vacuo at 80° C. yielding 11 g of the title compound.

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