Allyl bromide → 1-Bromo-2-allyloxy-4-fluorobenzene

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Reaction Steps

Treatment of 2-bromo-5-fluorophenol (10.00 g, 0.052 mol) with potassium carbonate (29.30 g, 0.209 mol) and allyl bromide (7.60 g, 0.063 mol) generally according to the reaction procedure described for Intermediate 8 provided 12.1 g (99%) of 2-(allyloxy)-1-bromo-4-fluorobenzene as a colorless oil. Rf=0.37 (silica, ethyl acetate:hexanes 1:9); 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δH 7.58 (dd, 1H); 7.05 (dd, 1H); 6.75 (dt, 1H); 6.02 (m, 1H); 5.43 (d, 1H); 5.27 (d, 1H); 4.65 (m, 2H).

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