Dimethylformamide → 6-Chloro-2,4-difluoro-3-trimethylsilylbenzaldehyde

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A solution of 1-chloro-3,5-difluoro-4-trimethylsilylbenzene (1.5 g, 6.8 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added to a solution of lithium tetramethylpiperdine (14 mmol) in THF (15 mL) at −75° C. The solution was stirred for 2 hours then DMF (1.5 g, 20 mmol) was added and the solution allowed to warm to ambient temperature. The reaction was quenched with a saturated solution of ammonium chloride (25 mL) and extracted with ethyl ether (2×25 mL) and the combined extracts dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography (hexanes) to give 6-chloro-2,4-difluoro-3-trimethylsilylbenzaldehyde (1.4 g, 5.6 mmol): LC/MS (m/z=248).

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