Water → 1-(5-Bromo-3-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethan-1-one

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AlCl3 (5.0 g, 38 mmol) was added in portions to 4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl acetate (5.8 g, 25 mmol). The mixture was heated at 150° C. for 3 h and then brought to ambient temperature. Water (ice-cold) was slowly added and then EtOAc. The resulting mixture was vigorously stirred and then the phases were separated and the water phase extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated to dryness to give the title compound (5.3 g). MS m/z (rel. intensity, 70 eV) 233 (M+, 55), 232 (M+, 56), 218 (98), 217 (bp), 161 (10).

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