Isopropyl iodide → 4-Fluoro-1-nitro-2-(propan-2-yloxy)benzene

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A mixture of 5-fluoro-2-nitrophenol (91.0 g), 2-iodopropane (103.4 g), potassium carbonate (146 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide (600 mL) was stirred at 50° C. for 3.5 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and water was added to the residue. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by basic silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=0/100 to 30/70, volume ratio) to give the title compound (75.4 g, 65%) as a yellow oil.

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