Hydrochloric Acid → (E)-1-(2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-3-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

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A solution of 1-(2-Hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)ethanone 1 (788 mg, 4.4 mmol), 2-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde 8 (1.1 g, 6.5 mmol) and 25% aq KOH (90 mL) in EtOH (90 mL) was stirred for 12 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and the pH was adjusted to 2 using conc. HCl. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, rinsed with H2O and dried under vacuum to give 9 as a yellow solid (1.4 g, 95% yield).

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