Antimony pentafluoride → 2-Fluoro-m-xylene

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3.9 g of antimony pentafluoride were added to 100 g of 2,6-dimethylphenyl fluoroformate and the mixture was heated at 200° C. for 5 hours at normal pressure. The reaction mixture was then cooled and worked up as described in Example 1. 2,6-Dimethylfluorobenzene was obtained in a yield of 40%.

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