Phosgene → HCID 9878953, compound

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A mixture of the chloroketone of Preparation 2 (5 g, 30.8 mmol), 3,5-dichlorophenol (5 g, 30.8 mmol), caesium carbonate (10 g, 30.8 mmol) and acetone (40 ml) was heated under reflux for 18 hours. After cooling, a solid was removed by filtration and washed with dichloromethane (100 ml). The combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was dissolved in ethanol (20 ml), hydrazine hydrate (1.5 ml, 30.8 mmol) was added and the mixture was heated at 60° C. for 30 minutes under nitrogen. After cooling, the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with ether:pentane (1:1, by volume) to provide the title compound (5.5 g) as a yellow oil which solidified on standing to leave a yellow solid, m.p. 114-115° C.

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