Nitric Acid → 1-Bromo-2,4-difluoro-5-nitrobenzene

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To a 0° C. mixture of 1-bromo-2,4-difluorobenzene (20.0 g, 11.7 mL, 0.100 mol) and H2SO4 (76.8 mL) was added HNO3 (68.0 mL) over 45 min at such a rate that the internal temperature was <7° C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h at 0° C., poured into ice water (400 mL), stirred vigorously for 2-3 min and extracted with CH2Cl2 (400 mL). The organic layers were washed with brine (1×500 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give the product as a yellow oil (23.5 g, 95% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.39 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (ddd, J=0.3, 7.8, 9.9 Hz, 1H).

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