Boron tribromide → HCID 11638630, compound

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To a stirred suspension of N-(3-methoxy-4-methanesulfonylaminophenyl)-3,4-methylenedioxybenzamide (200 mg) in dry CH3Cl2 (20 ml) under nitrogen, was added boron tribromide (0.3 ml) then stirring continued for a further 20 hours. Methanol (50 ml) was added carefully, then the solvent evaporated in vacuo to a volume of 1 ml, this was repeated 2 more times. Purification by column chromatography over silica gel eluting with chloroform containing methanol (10-20%) gave N-(3-hydroxy-4-methanesulfonylaminophenyl)-3,4-dihydroxybenzamide (62 mg, 33%) as pale brown crystals.

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