Water → 2-Bromo-1-ethoxy-4-fluorobenzene

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To a solution of 2-bromo-4-fluorophenol (25.8 g) in DMF (100 ml) was added K2CO3 (20.5 g) and ethyl iodide (23.2 g). The mixture was stirred for 24 h at room temperature. Water (400 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with hexane. The organic phase was washed with water, dried, filtered over a plug of silica gel and evaporated to yield 30.1 g of 2-bromo-1-ethoxy-4-fluoro-benzene as a colorless oil. MS: 220 ([M+H]+).

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