Boron tribromide → (4-Hydroxyphenyl)(2-methylphenyl)methanone

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Reaction Steps

4-Methoxyphenyl 2-methylphenyl ketone (1.660 g) obtained in Example 125 was dissolved in chloroform (10 ml), a solution of 1.0 M boron tribromide in dichloromethane (29 ml) was added while cooled in ice, and the admixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. A solution of 1.0 M boron tribromide in dichloromethane (15 ml) was further added, and the admixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. The reaction mixture was then treated in the same manner as described in Example 121 to obtain 1.501 g of the title compound (yield: 96%).

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