Boron tribromide → HCID 10834192, compound

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To a stirred suspension of N-[3-methoxy-4-(phenylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide (0.75 g, 1.9 mmol) in dry methylene chloride (22 mL) was added boron tribromide (3.8 mL of a 1.0M solution of boron tribromide in methylene chloride, 3.8 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, diluted with methylene chloride (50 mL) and washed with water. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to yield an off-white foam. Purification by flash column chromatography (10% to 30% v/v ethyl acetate in methylene chloride) yielded the title propanamide as a white solid (0.34 g, 46%); mp 155°-156° C. 1H-NMR (250 MHz, d6-DMSO): 1.58 (s, 3H, CH3) 7.30 (dd, 1H, J=8.8,1.8 Hz, aromatic) 7.48 (s, 1H, OH) 7.51-1.66 (m, 4H, aromatic) 7.80-7.86 (m, 3H, aromatic) 10.19 (s, 1H, NH)10.60 (s, 1H, OH). MS (CI, CH4): 390 (M+1).

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