Potassium Carbonate → 4-(4-Bromo-3-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenoxy)-3-methoxymethoxybenzonitrile

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A mixture of 4-fluoro-3-methoxymethoxybenzonitrile (33.0 g, 182 mmol), 4-bromo-3-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenol (44.6 g, 182 mmol), and potassium carbonate (30.1 g, 218 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (370 mL) was stirred at 100° C. under nitrogen atmosphere overnight. The mixture was poured into ethyl acetate/water. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried on anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was passed silica gel short column (3:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) followed by trituration with hexane/ethyl acetate to give 4-(4-bromo-3-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenoxy)-3-methoxymethoxybenzonitrile (32.6 g, 44%),

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