Potassium Carbonate → 3,5-Dichloro-4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyloxy)-1-(3,3-dichloro-2-propenyloxy)benzene

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To a mixture of 93 mg of 3,5-dichloro-4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyloxy)phenol, 40 mg of potassium carbonate and 10 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, a solution prepared by dissolving 42 mg of 1,1,3-trichloro-1-propene in 3 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was added dropwise at room temperature with stirring. After stirring at room temperature for 5 hours, the reaction solution was poured into ice-water, and extracted twice with 40 ml of diethyl ether. Then, the ether layers were combined, washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give a crude product. This crude product was subjected to silica gel chromatography to give 96 mg of 3,5-dichloro-4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyloxy)-1-(3,3-dichloro-2-propenyloxy)benzene, yield 79%; m.p., 97.8° C.

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