Dimethylformamide → 4-(Dimethoxymethyl)-3-fluorobenzaldehyde

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To a solution of 4-bromo-1-dimethoxymethyl-2-fluorobenzene (4.53 g, 18.2 mmol) in 1 tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) were added n-butyllithium (1.6 mol/L in hexanes; 15 mL) and dimethylformamide (2.1 mL, 27 mmol) sequentially at −78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred for 15 min. Water was added, and the mixture was extracted twice with ether. The organic layer was combined, washed with brine and dried on anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography (6:1 Hexane/ethyl acetate) to afford 4-dimethoxymethyl-3-fluorobenzaldehyde (2.26 g, 63%).

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