Dimethyl Disulfide → 1-Bromo-4-chloro-3-methylthio-2-fluorobenzene

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A solution of 1-bromo-4-chloro-2-fluorobenzene (20.4 g, 0.100 mol) in THF (50 mL) was slowly added to LDA (0.125 mol) in THF (600 mL) at −50° C. After addition, the solution was warmed to −20° C. and then cooled to −50° C. and a solution of dimethyldisulfide (18.8 g, 0.20 mol) in THF (50 mL) was slowly added and the mixture was warmed to ambient temperature. The reaction was quenched with water (200 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×150 mL) and the combined organic phases dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated. The residual red oil was purified by chromatography (5% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give 1-bromo-4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-(methylthio)benzene (23.9 g, 0.094 mol): 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.40 (m, 1H), 7.15 (dd, 1H), 2.50 (s, 3H).

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