[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:10]=[C:9](Br)[C:8]([N+:12]([O-:14])=[O:13])=[CH:7][C:6]=1[O:15][CH3:16])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2].[F-:17].[K+].[K+].[Br-].Cl[C:22]([F:28])([F:27])C(OC)=O>CN(C=O)C.O.[Cu]I>[C:1]([C:5]1[CH:10]=[C:9]([C:22]([F:28])([F:17])[F:27])[C:8]([N+:12]([O-:14])=[O:13])=[CH:7][C:6]=1[O:15][CH3:16])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2]
A mixture of 1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-5-bromo-4-nitrobenzene (867 mg, 3.0 mmol), KF (348 mg, 6 mmol), KBr (714 mg, 6 mmol), CuI (684 mg, 3.6 mmol), methyl chlorodifluoroacetate (2.2 mL, 21.0 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was stirred at 125° C. in a sealed tube overnight, cooled to room temperature, diluted with water and extracted three times with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine and dried over anhydrous MgSO4. After removal of the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography (0-5% EtOAc-Hexane) to yield 1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-nitrobenzene (512 mg, 61%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 1.33 (s, 9H).
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