4-Chloroguaiacol → Methyl 5-bromo-4-(4-chloro-2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-fluorobenzoate

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Prepared according to Preparation 3 with 4-chloro-2-methoxyphenol (0.13 mL, 1.07 mmol) and methyl 5-bromo-2,4-difluorobenzoate (Preparation 18, 255 mg, 1.02 mmol) at room temperature for 18 hours. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% EtOAc in Heptane to afford the title compound as a white solid (0.165 g).

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