Hydrochloric Acid → 2,5-Dichlorobenzeneboronic acid

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Reaction Steps

To a cold (-78° C.) solution of 2,5-dichloroiodobenzene (50 g) and triisopropoxyborane (46.5 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (500 ml) was added dropwise n-butyllithium in hexane (1.69 M, 119 ml). The mixture was stirred at -78° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was poured into 2M hydrochloric acid solution (180 ml) and stirred for 10 minutes. The product was extracted with ether (200 ml) 2 times, and the organic layers were combined, washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. To the residue was added n-hexane (60 ml) and the crystalline was collected, washed with n-hexane and dried to give 2,5-dichlorophenyl-dihydroxyborane (21.0 g).

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