Benzyl Bromide → 2-Benzyloxy-5-(trifluoromethoxy)bromobenzene

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To a suspension of 2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenol (3 g, 11.7 mmol) and potassium carbonate (3.23 g, 23.4 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (35 mL) was added benzyl bromide (2.1 mL, 17.5 mmol) dropwise and stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. Reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by silica gel column chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate:hexane (2:98, by volume) afforded the title compound, 3.3 g, 81% yield.

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