Sodium → HCID 13036752, compound

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Reaction Steps

With stirring under ice-cooling, 3 g of metallic sodium were added in 100 ml of absolute ethanol to dissolve the metal. Then, 12.5 g (0.045 mol) of 4-chloro-2-(2-bromoisobutyryl)phenol dissolved in 60 ml of benzene was added to the said solution dropwise for about 15 minutes under heating to reflux (internal temperature: 80° C.). After the completion of the dropping, the stirring was continued for additional 30-60 minutes with heating and the solution was vacuum-concentrated to one third in volume. The solution concentrated was diluted with large amount of water, and the solution was extracted with ether. The ether layer was washed with water, then vacuum-concentrated to dryness to produce 10 g of crude crystallized subject compound, 5-chloro-2,2-dimethyl-4-benzofuran. Then, the crude product was recrystallized from methanol, to obtain 7.3 g (yield: 82.5%) of the subject compound in colorless pillow crystal.

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