Acetyl chloride → 1-(4-Bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone

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The 2-bromo-1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene (25.0 g, 113 mmol) [Oakwood cat#035670] was dissolved in carbon disulfide (250 mL), and the acetyl chloride (12 mL, 170 mmol) and aluminum trichloride (37.6 g, 282 mmol) were added. The reaction was heated to reflux and monitored by LC/MS. After heating for 1 h, the reaction became two layers. The reaction allowed to cool to room temperature and poured over ice. The slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate 3×, the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 1-(4-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone as a solid (28.0 g, 99%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 12.12 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.31 (s, 1H), 2.62 (s, 3H).

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