Pyridinium chloride → 4-(5-Hydroxy-benzofuran-2-yl)-benzoic acid

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A mixture of 4-(5-Methoxy-benzofuran-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (0.5 g, 1.8 mmol) and Pyridine HCl (5 g) was heated to 200° C. After 2 hr, the reaction was cooled and poured into water and extracted with EtOAc. The EtOAc layer was dried over MgSO4, concentrated and the product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (75% EtOAc/hex) to give a solid (0.21 g, 47%): 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 13.07 (br s, 1 H), 9.29 (br s, 1 H), 8.02 (d, 2 H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.97 (d, 2 H, J=8.7 Hz), 7.46 (m, 2 H), 6.97 (d, 1 H, J=2.9 Hz), 6.79 (dd, 1 H, J=9.3 Hz, 2.9 Hz); MS 253 (M−H)−

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