Boron tribromide → 2-Ethyl 6-hydroxybenzo[b]thiophene

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This material was prepared from 2-ethyl-6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene 134a (2.30 g, 12 mmole) by treatment with BBr3 in a manner as previously described for example 1d to give a white solid (1.75 g, 82%). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ9.43 (1H, s), 7.48 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.16 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 6.95 (1H, s), 6.78 (1H, dd, J=2.2, 8.5 Hz), 2.81 (2H, q, J=7.5 Hz), 1.26 (3H, t, J=7.5 Hz).

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