Trifluoroacetic acid → 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(1-pentyl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethanone

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t-Butyl 2-(2-(2-oxo-2-(1-pentyl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)phenoxy)acetate (O-desmethyl JWH-250 t-butyl 2-CME) 6 (1.09 g, 2.50 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (20 ml) and trifluoroacetic acid (10 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by column chromatography (Biotage Isolera 4, SNAP-50 g, 50% ethyl acetate in hexane) to give 512 mg (54%) of O-desmethyl JWH-250 2-CME (Hapten 1) as a tan solid.

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