Boron tribromide → 6-Hydroxyisochroman-1-one

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A 1M solution of boron tribromide in methylene chloride (101 mL) was added at 0° C. to a solution of 6-methoxy-isochromen-1-one (8.9 g) in methylene chloride (178 mL). Then the ice bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. Then the mixture was cooled to 0° C., water was added and the aqueous phase was extracted several times with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined, dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was removed in vacuum. In this way the product was obtained with molecular weight 162.03 (C9H6O3); MS (ESI): 163 (M+H+).

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