4-Aminophenol → 4-(1,1-Difluoro-2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)aniline

2.0 g (18.3 mmol) of p-aminophenol was added over a period of 10 minutes to a mixture of 0.48 g (20.1 mmol) of sodium hydride in 20 ml of dry DMSO. The mixture was stirred for 20 minutes. 3.73 g (18.3 mmol) of 1,1-difluoro-tetrachloroethane was added causing an exotherm to 47° C. The mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hours, then poured into ice water. The brown solid was collected by filtration, dried, dissolved in ether and then HCl gas was bubbled into the solution causing the above-named aniline to precipitate as the hydrochloride salt. The white solid (4.4 g, 87 percent of theoretical d 250° C.) was collected by filtration.