1,2-Dibromoethane → 8-Nitro-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxine-6-carbaldehyde

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To a mixture of potassium fluoride dihydrate (2.573 g, 27.3 mmol), and 3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrobenzaldehyde (500 mg, 2.73 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL) was added 1,2-dibromoethane (3.8 mL, 43.7 mmol), and the mixture was heated at 130° C. for 17 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with water followed by a standard aqueous/EtOAc workup and purified by column chromatography on silica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=15:1) to give Intermediate 45 (350 mg, yield 62.1%).

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