2-Fluorophenol → Ethyl 2-(2-fluorophenoxy)propanoate

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Cesium carbonate (65.69 g, 201.61 mmol) is added to a solution of 2-fluorophenol (9 mL, 100.84 mmol, d=1.256) in anhydrous DMF (300 mL) at room temperature under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After five minutes, ethyl 2-bromopropionate (130.1 mL, 100.84 mmol, d=1.394) is added rapidly dropwise and the resultant mixture is allowed to stir at 90° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture is diluted with diethyl ether, then extracted twice with 1N HCl and twice with water. The organic layer is dried, concentrated, and purified by flash chromatography (25% ether in hexanes) to provide the titled compound (20.14 g, 94%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): □. 7.07-6.96 (m 2H), 6.93-6.87 (m, 2H), 4.73, 4.71 (ABq, 1H, J=6.7 Hz). 4.21-4.15 (m, 2H), 1.61 (d, 3H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.21 (t, 3H, J=6.7 Hz). MS [EI+] 507 (M+H)+.

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