Ammonium Chloride → 4-[(3-Chloro-5-fluorophenyl)oxy]aniline

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To a solution of 3-chloro-5-fluorophenyl 4-nitrophenyl ether (Intermediate 5, 2.38 g) in THF (40 mL) and water (10 mL) was added Fe power (11.2 g, 200 mmol) and ammonium chloride (10.7 g, 200 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 4 hours. After filtration, the solvent was concentrated to give a residue and poured into 50 mL of water. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 times 50 mL) and the combined organic phases were washed and dried over magnesium sulphate. Removal of the solvent afforded the title compound (2.02 g) which was directly used in the next step.

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