2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → 6-Fluoronaphthalen-1-yl trifluoromethanesulfonate

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To a solution of 6-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-1-naphthalenyl trifluoromethane sulfonate (0.77 g, 2.8 mmol) in dioxan (15 mL) was added 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (0.95 g, 4.2 mmol) and the reaction mixture heated under reflux for 18 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the crude product purified by column chromatography on silica, eluting with hexane, to yield 6-fluoro-1-naphthyl trifluoromethanesulfonate as a white solid.

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