Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 68808682, compound

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A solution of N-pivaloyl-2-bromo-4-chloro-3-methoxyaniline (3.7 g, 1.2 mmol) in dioxane (35 mL) was treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid (35 mL) and the solution heated under reflux for 2 hours. After the solution was cooled the pH was adjusted to 10 by addition of sodium hyrdroxide (50% solution) and extracted with ethyl ether (2×50 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated. The crude aniline was dissolved in 2N hydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite (750 mg, 11 mmol) was added and the solution stirred for 20 minutes. This solution was poured into a vigorously stirred solution of sodium iodide (3.3 g, 22 mmol) in water (20 mL) and methylene chloride (30 mL) and stirred for 20 minutes. The solution was then extracted with methylene chloride (2×25 mL) and the combined extracts washed with brine, dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography (hexanes) to give 2-bromo-4-chloro-1-iodo-3-methoxybenzene (1.5 g, 0.6 mmol): LC/MS (m/z=267).

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