2,5-Hexanedione → 1-(2-Fluoro-4-iodophenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole

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A solution of 2-fluoro-4-iodoaniline (25.3 g, 107 mmol), acetonylacetone (14.9 g, 131 mmol) and para-toluenesulfonic acid (203 mg, 1 mmol) in dry toluene was heated under reflux for 1 h with a Dean-Stark tap. After cooling to room temperature the mixture was poured into sodium hydrogen carbonate (saturated). The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and then boiled with charcoal. Filtering to remove the charcoal followed by evaporation afforded the title compound (33.2 g, 98%) as a light brown solid. MS: m/e=315.1 (M++H).

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