Hydrogen Bromide → 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazol-5-ol

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5-Methoxy-benzo-[2,1,3]-thiadiazole (4.09 g, 24.6 mmol) was stirred with hydrobromic acid (60 ml, 165 mmol, 30% in acetic acid) at 80° C. for 5 days. The mixture was cooled to 10° C. and filtered. The solids were purified by short column chromatography (50% ethyl acetate/hexane). Solvents were stripped in vacuo to afford 1.0 g of a yellow solid (27% yield).

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