Hydrogen Bromide → 4,4'-Dihydroxybenzil

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4,4′-Dimethoxybenzil (5.0 g) was dissolved in acetic acid (95 mL). To the solution, 48 mass % aqueous HBr (31.2 g) was added dropwise at 70° C. over 10 minutes. After addition of HBr, the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 70 hours. Subsequently, water (150 g) was added to the mixture, to thereby crystallize the product. The crude crystals were recovered through filtration and washed with water (250 g), followed by drying, to thereby yield 4.0 g of 4,4′-dihydroxybenzil as a target product.

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