Sodium Iodide → Benzene, 4-bromo-2-[(4,4-difluoro-3-buten-1-yl)oxy]-1-fluoro-

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A mixture of 2-fluoro-5-bromophenol (2.40 g), potassium carbonate (2.31 m), Aliquat 336 (5 drops), sodium iodide (catalytic) and 4-bromo-1,1-difluoro-1-butene (1.79 mL) in methyl ethyl ketone was placed in a pressure vessel and heated in a 82° oil bath for 15 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with dichloromethane, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The resultant residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, eluant: 2.5% ethyl acetate/hexane to afford 4-bromo-2-(4,4-difluorobut-3-enyloxy)-1-fluorobenzene, 2.23 g (63% yield), identified by NMR analysis.

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