Water → 2'-Amino-5'-chloro-3'-hydroxy-2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone

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To a stirred, cooled (0° C.) solution of 31.2 g (123 mmol) of 2'-amino-5'-chloro-3'-methoxy-2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone in 150 mL of CH2Cl2 was added 550 mL (550 mmol) of 1 M BBr3 in CH2Cl2 over 20 min. The dark solution was stirred 17 h at ambient temperature, re-cooled to 0° C., and fitted with a pressure-equalizing dropping addition funnel and a Claisen adapter connected by rubber tubing to a large water scrubber. The reaction was carefully quenched by dropwise addition of aqueous Na2CO3 until a pH of 7-8 was reached. The phases were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with 1 liter of 1:1 ether-hexanes. The combined organic phases were washed with water then brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 30.1 g (100%) of 2'-amino-5'-chloro-3'-hydroxy-2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone as a chalky brown solid, mp 120-122° C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.33-7.36(m, 1H); 6.88(d, 1H, J=1.8 Hz); 6.75(br. s, 2H); 5.78(br. s, 1H). High resolution mass spec: calculated for C8H6NO2ClF3 (M+H)+ : 240.0039, found: 240.0029.

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