Water → 4-(2-Fluoro-phenoxy)-2-nitrotoluene

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To 4-fluoro-2-nitrotoluene (25 g, 0.016 mol), 2-fluorophenol (15.8 mL, 0.017 mol) in NMP (350 mL) was added potassium carbonate (22.27 g, 0.016 mol) and the mixture was stirred at 160° C. for 48 h. After cooling at room temperature, water (350 mL) was added and the solution was extracted into ethyl acetate (2×150 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated and the residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with Hex:EtOAc 95:5 to yield 15.17 g of 4-(2-fluoro-phenoxy)-2-nitrotoluene: MS: 248 (M+H).

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