Hydrochloric Acid → [2-Fluoro-4-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-acetaldehyde

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To a room temperature solution of 2-{3-fluoro-4-[2-methoxyvinyl]phenyl}propan-2-ol (100 mg, 0.48 mmol) in acetone (5 mL) was added dropwise 4 M aqueous hydrochloric acid (5 mL, 20 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for two hours. The mixture was then diluted with 25 mL of water and 50 mL of diethyl ether. The water phase was extracted with diethyl ether (2×) and the combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound.

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