Potassium Carbonate → 5-Bromobenzofuran-2-yl pyrid-3-yl ketone

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A mixture of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde (17.7 g), 3-bromoacetylpyridine hydrobromide (25.3 g) and anhydrous potassium carbonate (60.8 g), in 2-butanone (200 ml) was heated under reflux with stirring for 5 hours. The mixture was filtered and the solid was washed with 2-butanone. The combined filtrate and washings were evaporated and the residue was crystallised from methanol to give 5-bromobenzofuran-2-yl pyrid-3-yl ketone (19.2 g), m.p.144°-145°.

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