Methanol → 1-Fluoro-2-(methoxymethyl)-4-nitrobenzene

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30 g (128 mmol) of the compound from example 26A are dissolved in 1.3 l of anhydrous toluene and admixed with 45 g (192 mmol) of silver(I) oxide and 24.6 g (769 mmol) of anhydrous methanol. The mixture is heated to 60° C. for 16 h. It is then allowed to cool and filtered through silica gel. The product is fractionally eluted with a gradient of cyclohexane and 25:1 cyclohexane/ethyl acetate. The product fractions are concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure and dried under reduced pressure. This affords 17 g (72% of theory) of the desired product.

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