Phenol → 1-Bromo-2-fluoro-4-(1-phenoxyethyl)benzene

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A solution of 1-(4-bromo-3-fluorophenyl)ethanol (1 g, 4.58 mmol), phenol (474 mg, 4.58 mmol), and triphenyl phosphine (2.4 g, 6.88 mmol) was stirred in dry tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) under nitrogen atmosphere. After 1 h, the mixture was cooled to 0° C. Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (2.3 g, 6.88 mmol) was added with drop-wise method and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether) to get 1-bromo-2-fluoro-4-(1-phenoxyethyl)benzene (900 mg, 89%).

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