Acetone → 2-(3-Bromo-4-fluorobenzoyl)-3-hydroxypyridine

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A mixture of 2-(3-bromo-4-fluorobenzoyl)-3-methoxymethoxypyridine (5.68 g), 3.6N-sulfuric acid (6.0 mL) and acetone (30 mL) was refluxed for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into water, neutralized with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and a saturated aqueous saline solution, successively, and dried (sodium sulfate) and then concentrated. The concentrate was purified by means of a silica gel column (ethyl acetate--hexane) to afford 2-(3-bromo-4-fluorobenzoyl)-3-hydroxypyridine (4.51 g) (compound C-5). Physical properties and spectrum date of the product are shown in Table 5 and Table 6.

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