Methyl iodide → 3-Chloro-5-fluoro-2-methoxybenzaldehyde

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3-Chloro-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2.5 g., 0.014 mole) was taken into 25 ml. of acetone. Potassium carbonate (2.48 g., 0.018 mole) and methyl iodide (2.55 g., 0.018 mole) were added in sequence and the mixture stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate concentrated to an oil. The oil was partitioned between methylene chloride and water. The organic layer was washed in sequence with fresh water, 1 N sodium hydroxide and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to yield 3-chloro-5-fluoro-2-methoxybenzaldehyde (1.83 g., 69%; m.p. 59°-62° C.).

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