4-Fluorobenzyl chloride → 1-[5-[(4-Fluorophenyl)methyl]-2-furanyl]ethanone

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To 258 g (0.94 mol) of a 50% aqueous solution of zinc chloride were added 69.3 g of water, 99.0 g (0.90 mol) of 2-acetylfuran and 260 g (1.80 mol) of 4-fluorobenzylchloride. The mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and extracted with ethylacetate. The extract was washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, washed with an aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and removed under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was distilled under reduced pressure to give 145.4 g of crude 2-acetyl-5-(4-fluorobenzyl)furan (106-121° C./0.4 mmHg). The crude product was recrystallized from isopropylalcohol/n-hexane to give 84.4 g of 2-acetyl-5-(4-fluorobenzyl)furan. Yield: 43%.

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