Boron tribromide → 2-Ethyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl)-1,3-benzenediol

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This material was synthesized from 1-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylphenyl)-2-phenylethene and BBr3 in 91% yield by the same method as described in Example 6. 1HNMR (CDCl3, ppm): δ 1.22 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 6H), 2.70 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 4.81 (s, 2H), 6.60 (s, 2H), 7.00 (s, 2H), 7.26 (m, 1H), 7.36 (m, 2H), 7.52 (m, 2H).

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