Boron tribromide → 4-(3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro furan-2-yl)benzonitrile

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Boron tribromide (3.4 g, 15.8 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-(3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)benzonitrile (2.5 g, 6.3 mmol) in DCM at 0° C. & the mixture was stirred for 1 h (reaction was monitored by TLC). Upon complete consumption of the starting material, the mixture was quenched with chilled water and extracted with DCM. The combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography to afford 4-(3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)benzonitrile (1.8 g, 93.2%) as yellow solid. 1H NMR: 500 MHz, CDCl3: δ 9.6 (s, 1H), 7.95 (d, 2H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.0 (d, 2H), 6.75 (d, 2H), 1.5 (s, 6H).

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