Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 66868239, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of (3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-1-yl)(triphenyl) phosphonium bromide (5.1 g) and tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) were added potassium tert-butoxide (1.3 g) and 5-chloro-2-nitro benzoaldehyde (1.0 g) at room temperature under an argon atmosphere, followed by stirring for 5 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain 3-(5-chloro-2-nitrobenzylidene)-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one (808 mg).

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