Boron Trichloride → HCID 10074312, compound

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Preparation of compound 30 (a) (2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-morpholin-4-yl-benzofuran-3-carboxylic acid methylamide). Boron trichloride (1M solution in xylenes, 5.0 mL, 5.0 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-5-isopropoxy-6-morpholin-4-yl-benzofuran-3-carboxylic acid methylamide (0.71 g, 1.7 mmol, which can be prepared according to Example 24, above), dissolved in dichloromethane (30 mL). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 30 minutes, cooled to room temperature, quenched with 1M hydrochloric acid (10 mL) and stirred for 1 hour. The organics were removed by evaporation, and a saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate was added until pH=8-9. The product was extracted with ethyl acetate and purified via column chromatography (dry loading onto silica gel, ethyl acetate/hexanes gradient) to provide 0.53 g (84%) of the desired product.

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