Water → Diethyl 2-fluoro-2-phenylmalonate

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1 millimole of diethyl phenylmalonate was stirred with potassium hydride in 2 milliliters ether for 30 minutes at -25° C. 1.2 molar equivalents N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide prepared according to Example 1 above in 2 milliliters ether were dropped into the mixture which was stirred for 1 hour at -20° C. The mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature and water was added. The product was extracted into ether which was dried and evaporated. Purification was carried out on a silica gel column. C6H5CF(COOCH2CH3)2 was obtained in 47% yield.

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