Pyridinium chloride → 1-(3-Chloro-5-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone

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A mixture of 1-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanone (14.3 g, 0.08 mol.) and pyridine hydrochloride (44.8 g, 0.39 mol.) was heated at 220° C. for 2 hrs. The mixture was poured into water (200 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (40 mL), brine (40 mL) and concentrated to give an oil. Flash Chromatography on Silica Get eluting with ethyl acetate/hexanes (1:1) gave 6.6 g solid. MS (m/e): 170/172 (M+).

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