Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Chloro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile

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3-Chloro-5-(methyloxy)benzonitrile (46.48 g, 277 mmol) and anhydrous Lil (60.77 g, 454.4 mmol) were suspended in anhydrous 2,4,6-collidine (200 mL) under nitrogen and heated to 185° C. for 8 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to RT and solidified upon standing. The solid was broken-up and added to a mixture of 10% HCl and ice. The solution was extracted with EtOAc (3×200 mL), dried over MgSO4 and evaporated. The solid was triturated in hexanes and EtOAc to afford an off-white solid and a second crop of product was obtained from the filtrate. The combined material was dried under vacuum to afford the title compound (32.40 g, 76%) as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ ppm 10.69 (s, 1H), 7.37 (t, 1H), 7.09-7.13 (m, 2H). MS: m/z 152.1 (M−1).

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