1-Chloro-2-nitrobenzene → 1-Fluoro-2-nitrobenzene

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Potassium fluoride (water content 0.2%) (69.6 g; 1.2 mole) and tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (18 g; 0.055 mole) were added to molten 2-chloronitrobenzene (157.5 g; 1 mole) with stirring. The mixture was heated to 140° C. for 28 hours. The reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to c. 100° C. and was filtered with the assistance of added toluene. The toluene was distilled and the residue was finally distilled in high vacuum to give 2-fluoronitrobenzene in 78% yield together with 5% recovered 2-chloronitrobenzene.

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