Hydrochloric Acid → (3,4-Dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)methanone

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To a stirred solution of (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)methanone (0.287 g, 0.84 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (10 mL) cooled in an ice-water bath was added aluminium chloride (0.14 g, 1.05 mmol) in one portion followed by pyridine (0.26 g, 3.35 mmol) dropwise. The resulting red suspension was stirred at 80° C. for two hours, then cooled to room temperature and poured onto cold 2 N aqueous hydrochloric acid (100 mL). The precipitate was filtered off, washed with water and dried to give (3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)methanone, 0.182 g, (66%).

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