Sodium Carbonate → HCID 10620805, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 2,3-difluro-4-octoxyphenylboronic acid (5) (8.29 g, 0.029 mol) in dimethoxyethane (40 ml) was added to a solution of 4-bromoiodobenzene (6.80 g, 0.024 mol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0) (1.4 8 g. 1.29 mmol) in dimethoxyethane (40 ml) under nitrogen. To this, 2M sodium carbonate (60 ml) was added. The stirred mixture was refluxed gently. Progress of the reaction was carefully monitored using tic until the 4-bromoiodobenzene had reacted completely (usually 4-5hr). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer once more extracted with ether. The combined organic layers were washed with brine and dried (MgSO4). The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue purified by column chromatography (silica gel/petroleum fraction (bp 40°-60° C.) - ethyl acetate, 9:1) to give a white solid which was recrystallised from pentane (-20° C.) to yield colourless crystals.

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