Iodine → HCID 18451511, compound

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2-Fluoro-6-chloroaniline (28.8 g, 0.2 mol) is suspended in a solution of sodium bicarbonate (17.2 g, 0.2 mol in 150 mL water) and warmed to 60° C. Elemental iodine (50.8 g, 0.2 mol) is added portionwise and the resulting mixture stirred at 60° C. for 3 days. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture is partitioned between CH2Cl2 (350 mL) and saturated sodium bisulfite solution (500 mL). The aqueous layer is re-extracted with additional CH2Cl2 (250 mL) and the combined organic layers dried (MgSO4) and concentrated by rotary evaporator. The residual oil is purified by flash chromatography (9:1 hexanes/EtOAc) to give 2-fluoro-4-iodo-6-chloroaniline (m.p. 85–87° C.).

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