HCID 21459008, compound → HCID 21459031, compound

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Reaction Steps

2.0 g of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-nitro-4'-(trifluoromethyl)benzophenone (dissolved in 20 ml of 33 percent hydrobromic acid in glacial acetic acid) are stirred at 90° for 18 hours. Thereupon, 20 ml of 48 percent aqueous hydrobromic acid are added thereto, whereupon the mixture is stirred at 110° for an additional 18 hours. The reaction mixture is subsequently evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue is recrystallized from water. There is obtained 3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitro-4'-(trifluoromethyl)benzophenone of melting point 116°-118°.

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