Water → 3,4-Difluoro-1-(2-methoxyethoxy)benzene

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To a solution of 3,4-difluoro-phenol (10 g, 76.9 mmol) (Aldrich) in N,N-dimethylformamide (100 mL) was added sodium hydride (4.6 g, 115 mmol) and 1-bromo-2-methoxy-ethane (12.8 g, 92.2 mmol) (Aldrich). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, then heated at 80 ° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured into water, extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined, washed with water, brine, dried over dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified with chromatography (EtOAc:Hexane=1:10) to give 1,2-difluoro-4-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-benzene as colorless oil (Yield 6.3 g, 44%).

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