Aniline → 2,3-difluoro-N-phenylaniline

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A mixture of 1-bromo-2,3-difluorobenzene (0.232 mL, 2.073 mmol), aniline (0.208 mL, 2.280 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (95 mg, 0.104 mmol), BINAP (194 mg, 0.311 mmol), sodium tert-butoxide (299 mg, 3.11 mmol), and toluene (3 mL) in a sealed vessel under argon was heated in an oil bath at 110° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered through a plug of celite. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound as a light brown oil (411 mg). LCMS m/z=206.1 [M+H]+; 1H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d4) δ ppm 6.53-6.64 (m, 1H), 6.80-6.88 (m, 2H), 6.88-6.95 (m, 1H), 6.95-7.03 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.19 (m, 2H).

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