Sodium hydride → 1-Bromo-4-chloro-3-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)-2-fluorobenzene

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A solution of 3-bromo-6-chloro-2-fluorophenol (15.4 g, 0.068 mol) in DMF (25 mL) was slowly added to a suspension of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil) (4.0 g, 0.10 mol) in DMF (100 mL) and the mixture was stirred 1 hour. A solution of methanesulfonic acid 2,2 difluoroethyl ester (17.5 g, 0.109 mol) in DMF (10 mL) was slowly added. The resulting solution was heated to 70° C. for 18 hours. The solution was diluted with water (200 mL) and extracted with ethyl ether. The combined organic phases were dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated. The residual oil was purified by chromatography (in hexanes) to give 1-bromo-4-chloro-3-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)-2-fluorobenzene (9.0 g, 0.031 mol): 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.3 (m, 1H), 7.10 (dd, 1H), 6.15 (dt, 1H), 4.35 (m, 2H).

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