Boron tribromide → Benzaldehyde, 2,3-dihydroxy-4-nitro-

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17.2 g of 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-4-nitrobenzaldehyde (J. Het. Chem. 33, (1996), 1171) in 350 ml of dichloromethane is slowly mixed at 0° C. with 175 ml of boron tribromide solution (1 M in dichloromethane), and it is stirred for another 4 hours. The batch is added to ice water, the organic phase is separated, and the aqueous phase is extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases are washed with water, and the solvent is removed in a vacuum. 15.2 g of 2,3-dihydroxy-4-nitrobenzaldehyde is obtained as a red solid, flash point 122–126° C.

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