Iodine → 1,2,3-Trifluoro-4-iodobenzene

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In a nitrogen atmosphere, 1,2,3-trifluorobenzene was dissolved into THF, and cooled to −60° C. Then, butyllithium (1.56 M hexane solution) was added dropwise for 30 minutes, and stirred for 2 hours. Then, the THF solution containing iodine was added dropwise for 1 hour, and warmed to room temperature. After the reaction solution was poured into a sodium thiosulfate aqueous solution and stirred for a while, an organic layer was separated, and an aqueous layer was extracted with toluene. After the extract and the organic layer were mixed together, washed using water and a saturated saline solution in that order, and dried using anhydrous sodium sulfate, the solvent was evaporated under a reduced pressure to obtain 4-iodo-1,2,3-trifluorobenzene.

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