Ethyl Acetate → 849811-45-6

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To a solution of 3-fluoro-phenol (500 mg, 4.46 mmol) and 3-fluoro-benzonitrile (540 mg, 4.46 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (1.0 mL) was added potassium tert-butoxide (500 mg, 4.46 mmol), and the solution was stirred at 140° C. for 3 hours. The reaction solution was allowed to room temperature, ethyl acetate and water were added for partitioning, the organic layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1), and 3-(3-fluoro-phenoxy)-benzonitrile (313 mg, 33%) was obtained as a yellow solid.

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