Iodine chloride → 2,2,2-trichloro-1-(4-iodo-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)ethan-1-one

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To a stirred solution of 50 g (235 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) of 2,2,2-trichloro-1-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-ethanone in dry dichloromethane (400 mL) under nitrogen, a solution of iodine monochloride (39 g, 240 mmol, 1.02 equivalents) in of dichloromethane (200 mL) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solution was washed with 10% potassium carbonate, water, 1.0 M sodium thiosulfate, saturated sodium chloride, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The solid was recrystallized from hexanes/methyl acetate to afford the title compound (68.5 g, 86%) as a colorless solid (86%). MS FIA: 335.8, 337.8 ES−.

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