Carbon tetrabromide → 4-(2,2-Dibromovinyl)-2-fluoro-1-methoxybenzene

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3-Fluoro-4-methoxy benzaldehyde (0.5 g, 0.00324 mol) was dissolved in DCM (30 mL). Carbon tetrabromide (2.15 g, 0.0064 mol) and triphenylphosphine (3.4 g, 0.013 mol) were added to the solution followed by stirring at RT for 3 h. Insoluble material was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified through column chromatography (2% ethylacetate:hexane in silica 100-200 mesh) to provide the desired compound as a yellow colored oil (0.6 g, 60% yield).

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