Decafluorobiphenyl → 4-(4-Benzyloxycarbonylphenoxy)nonafluorobiphenyl

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37.4 g of decafluorobiphenyl (0.112 mol) are dissolved in 700 ml of dimethylformamide, the mixture is cooled to −10° C. using a cryostat, and a solution of 29.8 g of potassium 4-benzyloxycarbonylphenoxide (0.112mol) in 300 ml of dimethylformamide is then added dropwise over the course of 2 hours. After 48 hours at −10° C., the potassium salt has reacted. The dimethylformamide is then removed in a rotary evaporator, the residue is taken up in a little tetrahydrofuran, and the solution is filtered through a silica-gel column. The clear solution obtained is evaporated in a rotary evaporator until a white solid precipitates out. The solid is then stirred in n-hexane, filtered off using a fluted filter and then dried for 48 hours under nitrogen at 40° C./10 mbar in a vacuum drying cabinet (yield: 92%).

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