Boron tribromide → HCID 10572397, compound

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To a stirred suspension of N-[4-(3-methoxyphenylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide (1.25 g, 3.1 mmol) in dry methylene chloride (30 mL) was added boron tribromide (9.3 mL of a 1.0M solution of boron tribromide in methylene chloride, 9.3 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, diluted with methylene chloride (50 mL) and washed with water. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting tan solid was triturated with methylene chloride to yield the title propanamide as a white solid (0.98 g, 78%); mp 164-167° C. 1H-NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO): 1.57 (s, 3H, CH3) 7.00-7.04 (m, 1H, aromatic) 7.24 (t, 1H, J=1.6 Hz, aromatic) 7.31-7.40 (m, 2H, aromatic) 7.55 (s, 1H, OH) 7.89 (d, 2H, J=8.9 Hz, aromatic) 8.00 (d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz, aromatic) 10.22 (s, 1H, NH), 10.41 (s, 1H, ArOH). MS (CI, CH4): 390 (M+1).

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