“…2 h, 235 mL of ice cold water was added. The yellow precipitate was filtered, washed until neutral with cold water and then with CH2C12 (3 X 50 mL), and dried in vacuo over P205 to give 7.74 g (95%) of product: mp 139.5-141 °C (effervescent red liquid); NMR (CDCl3-Me2SO-de) 5 8.15 (m, 2 H, ortho Ar H), 7.9 (s, 1 H, vinyl H), 7.8 (s, 1 H, OH), 7.6 (m, 3 H, meta and para Ar H); IR (KBr) 3150-2400 (s, OH), 1780 (s, C=0), (s, N=C, H bonded with OH) cm"1.…”