Benzyl Bromide → 2-(Benzyloxy)-4-fluoro-1-nitrobenzene

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A mixture of 5-fluoro-2-nitro-phenol (464 mg, 2.95 mmol), benzyl bromide (0.37 ml, 3.10 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1.055 g, 3.24 mmol) in MeCN (10 mL) was stirred room temperature under argon for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with brine. The organic layers were combined and concentrated in vacuo to give a crude residue, which was purified by column chromatography (silica 5-25% EtOAc/hexane) to give 2-benzyloxy-4-fluoro-1-nitro-benzene.

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