Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Bromo-2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-(2,2,2-trichloro-ethyl)-benzene

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To a solution of vinylidene chloride (127 ml), tert-butyl nitrite (19 ml) and copper(II)chloride (18.4 g) in acetonitrile (150 ml) is added a solution of 5-bromo-4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenylamine (Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2006), 16(2), 457-460) (21.5 g) in acetonitrile (100 ml) dropwise below 20° C. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 48 hours, poured on diluted HCl and extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether (3×). The combined organic layers are washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue is purified by chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/cyclohexane 1:4). Yield: 29.20 g of 1-bromo-2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-(2,2,2-trichloro-ethyl)-benzene as an oil.

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