Bromine → 1,2-Dibromo-4,5-diethoxy-3-fluorobenzene

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To a solution of 5-bromo-1,2-diethoxy-3-fluorobenzene (40.0 g, 0.15 mol) in acetic acid (200 mL), sodium acetate (16.2 g, 0.20 mol) and bromine (31.6 g, 0.20 mol) were added sequentially at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate (400 mL) and water (400 mL) were added sequentially. The mixture was extracted once with heptane (800 mL) and three times with heptane (400 mL). The organic layer was washed sequentially with water (400 mL), once with a 2 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (200 mL), once with a 2 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (100 mL), and water (400 mL), then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off from the organic layer under reduced pressure and the residue was filtered. The filtrate was then purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane, ethyl acetate) to give 52.0 g of the title compound (yield:quant.).

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