Hydroquinone → 4-((5-Chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy)phenol

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A solution of NaOH (1.76 g, 0.044 mol) in a few ml of water was added to hydroquinone (4.86 g, 0.044 mol) in 250 ml DMSO. The mixture was stirred under nitrogen for 20 minutes. 5-Chloro-2,3-difluoropyridine (6.0 g, 0.040 mol) was added. The reaction mixture was heated at 60°-70° C. for 3 hours, then poured over ice. Aqueous NaOH was added to pH 12 and the solid diether side-product was filtered off. The filtrate was acidified, extracted with ether, treated with Norite adsorbent, and the solvent was removed by rotary evaporation to give a yellow oil which solidified on standing and was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) (80% hexane/20% ethyl acetate) to give a white solid (2.5 g, 26% yield, m.p. 90°-92° C.).

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