1,2-Dibromoethane → 4-(2-Bromoethoxy)-3,5-difluorobenzonitrile

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A suspension of 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile (10 g, 0.0649 mol; see Preparation B(iv) above), anhydrous K2CO3 (17.94 g, 0.1298 mol) and 1,2-dibromoethane (73.2 g, 0.389 mol) in dry DMF (100 mL) was stirred at 60° C. overnight under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite® and the solvent was then evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel, using 1.5% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether as eluent, to yield 12 g of the sub-title compound as a white solid.

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