2-Methoxyethanol → 2-Fluoro-1-(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-nitrobenzene

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To a stirred suspension of methyl glycol (2.2 mL, 28.28 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and K2CO3 (7.8 g, 56.60 mmol, 3.0 eq.) in DMF (20 mL) was added 1,2-difluoro-4-nitrobenzene (3.0 g, 18.85 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and the mixture was stirred for 16 h at 70° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and diluted with water (30 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL). The organic layer was separated and washed with water (50 mL), brine (50 mL), and dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent evaporated under vacuum. The crude product was washed with n-pentane (30 mL) to obtain 2-fluoro-1-(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-nitrobenzene (3 g, 74%, as solid; TLC system: EtOAc/PE (1:9), Rf: 0.2).

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