Water → 1-Fluoro-4-methoxy-5-methyl-2-nitrobenzene

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To a solution of 4-fluoro-2-methyl-5-nitrophenol (0.5 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) were added potassium carbonate (0.44 g) and iodomethane (0.46 g), and this mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. To this reaction mixture was added water and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration, and washed with water and n-hexane to give the title compound (0.44 g).

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