[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([OH:8])[CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=1.[CH2:9](I)[CH3:10].C([O-])([O-])=O.[K+].[K+]>CC(C)=O>[CH2:9]([O:8][C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=[C:2]([F:1])[CH:3]=1)[CH3:10]3-Fluorophenol (20.0 g, 178.4 mmol), ethyl iodide (83.5 g, 535.2 mmol) and K2CO3 (49.3 g, 356.8 mmol) in 250 ml of acetone were stirred at 50° C. overnight. The mixture was filtered and evaporated to give 1-ethoxy-3-fluorobenzene.
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