Water → 4-Bromo-2-fluoro-5-methoxybenzaldehyde

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Bromine (15 ml, 300 mmol) was added slowly to a solution of 2-Fluoro-5-methoxy-benzaldehyde (23.12 g, 150 mmol) in chloroform (500 ml), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 days. The mixture was poured into water (200 ml) and extracted with chloroform (2×200 mL). The organics were washed with water (200 mL) and brine (200 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (2-16% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the product. Yield: 20.7 g, 60%. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ: 3.93 (s, 3H), 7.08-7.13 (m, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H).

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