5-Bromosalicylic acid → (4-Fluorophenyl)methyl 5-bromo-2-{[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]oxy}benzoate

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Neat 1-(bromomethyl)-4-fluorobenzene (1533 mg, 8.11 mmol) was added over 1 min to a stirred suspension of 5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid (800 mg, 3.69 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1274 mg, 9.22 mmol) in acetone (60 ml) in air at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. overnight. After filtering, the filtrate was evaporated to give a solid, which was dried in vacuo to yield the title compound as a white solid. 1.56 g.

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