Diisopropylamine → 1-(5-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethan-1-one

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Diisopropylamine (4.40 mL, 31.4 mmol) was dissolved in THF (28 mL) and cooled to −40° C. Then n-butyllithium (12.6 mL, 2.5 M in hexanes, 31.4 mmol) was added dropwise, and the reaction was stirred at −40° C. for 1 h, then cooled to −78° C. A solution of 1-bromo-4-fluorobenzene (5 g, 28.6 mmol) in THF (6.0 mL) was added, and the reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 1 h. Trifluoroacetic acid ethyl ester (3.73 mL, 31.4 mmol) in THF (6.0 mL) was then added, and the reaction was slowly warmed to 0° C. over an hour. The reaction was quenched with NH4Cl (aq. sat), and extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, and dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by normal phase silica gel column chromatography (EtOAc/heptane) provided 1-(5-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone.

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