Water → 4-Bromo-2-chloro-1-ethoxybenzene

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To a mixture of 4-bromo-2-chlorophenol (10.81 g) and potassium carbonate (8.65 g) in DMF (10 ml) was added at room temperature ethyl iodide (4.17 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 68 hours. To the mixture was added water, and the mixture was extracted with hexane. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried with magnesium sulfate. Under reduced pressure, the solvent was evaporated to give pale yellow oil of 4-bromo-2-chloro-1-ethoxybenzene (12.28 g).

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