Acetic Acid → 2,3-Difluoro-6-(2-methoxyethoxy)benzaldehyde

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In a manner similar to the method described in example 52a, 1,2-difluoro-4-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-benzene (6.3 g, 33.4 mmol) prepared in example 101a was reacted with lithium diisopropylamine (20.1 mL, 2.0 M in THF, 40.1 mmol), N,N-dimethyl-formamide (3.11 mL, 40.1 mmol) and quenched with acetic acid (8.1 g, 134 mmol) and water (41.2 mL) in tetrahydrofuran to give 2,3-difluoro-6-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-benzaldehyde as yellow oil (Yield: 5.8 g, 80.6%).

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