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HRID 268347Generated: October 29, 2026

Pyridinium chloride → 3-(3,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-phenylbenzofuran

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPyridinium chlorideHCID 10176127—
Reactant3-(3,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxybenzoyl)-2-phenylbenzofuranHCID 21435358—
Product3-(3,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-phenylbenzofuranHCID 21435273—

Reaction Steps

3-(3,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxybenzoyl)-2-phenylbenzofuran (17.8 g., 0.05 mol.) is combined with 50 g. of freshly distilled pyridine hydrochloride and the mixture is refluxed 1 hour. The hot mixture is poured with stirring onto an ice-dilute hydrochloric acid mixture and the precipitate is collected to give 3-(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-phenylbenzofuran.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03947470
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_03
ORD IDord-692b60dc3866475a8905974a37818000
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_03