4-Fluorobenzaldehyde → 2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethanol

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According to Reference Example 8-12, by use of 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (500 mg, 4.03 mmol), (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (715 μL, 4.83 mmol), tetrabutylammonium fluoride (a 1.0 mol/L solution in tetrahydrofuran, 403 μL, 0.403 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (10 mL), the mixture was stirred and reacted at room temperature for 30 minutes. Thus, 1-fluoro-4-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)benzene (Compound CS) (948 mg, yield: quantitative) was obtained.

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