Boron Trichloride → 1-(2-Hydroxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

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2′-hydroxy-5′-trifluoromethyl-acetophenone was prepared using the following process (JACS, 2004, 126(3), 712-713). To a cooled solution of 2′-methoxy-5′-trifluoromethyl-acetophenone (650 mg, 2.98 mmol) at −78° C. in dry dichloromethane (40 ml) was slowly added a 1 M solution of boron trichloride in dichloromethane (7.5 ml, 7.5 mmol) keeping the internal temperature below −70° C. The brown-orange solution was slowly warmed up to room temperature within 2 hours.

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