Bromine → 5-Bromo-2,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene

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A solution of 2,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene (13.6 g, 50 mmole) in 120 ml methylene chloride and 150 ml acetic acid was cooled to ~5° and treated with bromine (2.8 ml, 55 mmole). After 4 hours, the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried and concentrated in vacuo. Recrystallization from ethanol gave the title compound (14.7 g), m.p. 91°-93°.

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