Guaiacol → 4-Fluoro-1-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-nitrobenzene

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5-Fluoro-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-nitrobenzene (1.07 g, 81%) was prepared from 2-methoxyphenol (0.62 g, 5.5 mmol) and 2,5-difluoro-1-nitrobenzene (0.8 g, 5.0 mmol) following the general procedure A. This compound was reduced to 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-5-fluoroaniline (0.58 g, 66%) following the general procedure B. 1-[5-Fluoro-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)phenyl]-3-(thiazol-2-yl)urea (129 mg, 72%) was prepared from 5-fluoro-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)aniline (117 mg, 0.5 mmol) and 2-aminothiazole (60 mg, 0.6 mmol) following the general procedure D.

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