Triethylsilane → 2-Chloro-4-ethyl-1-fluorobenzene

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To a solution of 3′-chloro-4′-fluoroacetophenone (5.2 g, 30.1 mmol) in 30 mL TFA, was added triethylsilane (14.4 mL, 90.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred at rt for 15 h, then concentrated. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (100% hexanes, 2×) to afford 1.35 g of Intermediate 221.1 as a colorless oil.

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