Water → HCID 89544754, compound

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Step 4 A mixture of (6-chloro-3-dibromomethyl-2-fluoro-phenyl)-phenyl-methanone (582 mg, 1.38 mmol), silver nitrate (469 mg, 2.76 mmol), isopropanol (10 ml) and water (2 ml) was stirred at room temperature overnight. Dichloromethane was added and the mixture was filtered under suction washing with isopropanol. The organic liquors were concentrated then purified by silica chromatography eluting with 0-20% ethyl acetate/petroleum ether furnishing 3-benzoyl-4-chloro-2-fluoro-benzaldehyde (222 mg oil, 90% clean). Analytical data as above

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