5-Bromo-2-chlorobenzoyl chloride → (5-Bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)-(2,3-difluoro-4-methoxy-phenyl)methanone

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To a solution of 5-bromo-2-chlorobenzoyl chloride 21d (3.4 g, 13.4 mmol) and 1,2-difluoro-3-methoxybenzene 21b (2.4 g, 16.7 mmol) in dichloromethane (40 mL) was added anhydrous aluminium chloride (1.82 g, 13 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 16 hours. Then the reaction mixture was quenched with hydrochloric acid (4 mL, 2 M) and warmed up to room temperature. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (40 mL×4). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound 21e as yellow liquid (5.4 g, 96.4%). This material was not further purified.

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