Allyl bromide → 1-fluoro-4-(prop-2-en-1-yloxy)benzene

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To a solution of 4-fluorophenol (1p) (30 g, 268.0 mmol) in acetone (250 mL), anhydrous K2CO3 (65 g, 468.3 mmol) was added followed by 3-bromo-propene (2p) (28 mL, 321.1 mmol). The resulting mixture was refluxed for 16 hours, cooled to room temperature and then poured onto ice water (500 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with ether (3×250 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with 2 M NaOH (2×150 mL) and dried over a mixture of anhydrous K2CO3 and Na2SO4. The solvent was removed under vacuum to afford the desired product (3p) (40.4 g, 99%) as light yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.01-6.92 (m, 2H), 6.89-6.82 (m, 2H), 6.10-6.82 (m, 1H), 5.44-5.41 (m, 1H), 5.39-5.37 (m, 1H), 4.51-4.448 (m, 2H).

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