Water → 5-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)-2-fluoro-1-benzofuran

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5-[1,3]Dioxolan-2-yl-benzofuran (50 mg, 0.26 mmol) was dissolved in THF (2 mL) and the solution was cooled down to −78° C. Butyl lithium (180 uL, 1.1 eq.) was added dropwise. This mixture was stirred 30 min at 25° C. Then the reaction mixture was cooled down to −78° C. and N-fluorodibenzenesulfonamide (91 mg, 1.1 eq.), dissolved in 1 mL THF, was added dropwise to the reaction mixture. The mixture was stirred overnight between −78° C. and room temperature. Water and ethyl acetate were added to the mixture and the aqueous layer was extracted 3 times. Combined organic phases was dried over MgSO4, filtrated and evaporated, to give the 2-Fluoro-5-[1,3]dioxolan-2-yl-benzofuran (75 mg) mixed with side products. However it was sufficiently pure to be used for the next step.

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