Triethylamine → 7-Nitrobenzofuran-3(2H)-one

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Schema 3 illustrates an alternative method of producing the above benzofuranyl-3-on-7-yl uracils by the oxidation of a 2,3-dihydro-4,6-optionally disubstituted-7-nitrobenzofuran (Compound III in Schema 1). The 2,3-dihydro-7-nitrobenzofuran is treated with N-bromosuccinimide while being irradiated with light. The product of this reaction, a 3-bromo-7-nitrobenzofuran (VIII), is then reacted with silver tetrafluoroborate in dimethyl sulfoxide in the presence of triethylamine, yielding the corresponding 2,3-dihydro-7-nitrobenzofuran- 3-one (IX). This compound may be used in place of compound III in Schema I to produce the corresponding 3-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3-on-7-yl)-1-alkyl-6-haloalkyluracil.

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