4-Fluorophenol → 2-(4-Fluoro-phenoxy)-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole

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A mixture of 2-bromo-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole (1.0 g, 4.90 mmol) and 4-fluorophenol (2.2 g, 19.60 mmol) was heated under microwave irradiation at 135° C. for 3.5 hours. On cooling, the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (7 mL), adsorbed in silica and purified by column chromatography (Biotage™/Flash, silica, methanol:dichloromethane 0.2:9.8 to 2:8) to give 2-(4-fluoro-phenoxy)-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole as a white solid (610 mg, 53% yield).

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