Imidazole → Tert-butyl(3,5-dichlorophenoxy)dimethylsilane

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 3,5-dichlorophenol (1.63 g, 10 mmol) and imidazole (1.50 g, 22 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was cooled to 0° C. then TBDMSCl (1.66 g, 11 mmol) was added. After the addition, the solution was warmed up to ambient temperature and stirred for 10 min. The solution was re-cooled to 0° C. and the mixture was quenched with water. The aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O and the combined organic layers were washed with water, brine, dried with MgSO4 and filtered. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography using heptane/EtOAc (15:1) as eluent to give tert-butyl-(3,5-dichlorophenoxy)-dimethylsilane as a pale yellow solid.

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