Water → HCID 57721734, compound

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Reaction Steps

Dissolved 3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl alcohol (657 mg, 3.46 mmol) in THF (5 mL). After cooling to 0° C., potassium tert-butoxide (1M THF, 4.08 mmol, 4.08 mL) was added and the mixture was warmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture was cooled to −78° C., and 2,4-difluoronitrobenzene (500 mg, 3.14 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was allowed to slowly warm to ambient temperature. The mixture was poured into H2O and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organics were washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. The title compound was purified by crystallization from a EtOAc:Hexane mixture.

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