1,2-Dibromoethane → 1-(2-bromoethoxy)-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzene

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36.6 mL (416 mmol) of 1,2-dibromoethane is dissolved in 200 mL of DMF and 11.5 g (83.3 mmol) of potassium carbonate is added. 7.20 g (41.6 mmol) of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol in 40 mL of DMF is slowly added dropwise to this mixture. The mixture is stirred for 3 hours at ambient temperature. The solvent is eliminated, the residue is taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with saturated saline solution. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent is eliminated and the residue is purified through a silica gel column with a gradient of petroleum ether/ethyl acetate (4:1 to 9:1). Yield: 7.9 g (68% of theory); Rf value: 0.55 (silica gel, petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3:1); C8H7BrClNO3.

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