1-Bromo-4-iodobenzene → 1-Bromo-4-(pentafluoroethyl)benzene

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A solution of 4-bromo-iodobenzene (500 mg, 1.77 mmol), trimethylsilylpentafluoroethane (679 mg, 3.53 mmol), copper iodide (672 mg, 3.53 mmol) and potassium fluoride (205 mg, 3.53 mmol) in N-methylpyrolidone (1.0 mL) was heated with stirring at 100° C. for three hours in a sealed reaction vessel. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=20:1) to give 1-bromo-4-pentafluoroethylbenzene as a colorless liquid (253 mg, 52%).

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