Potassium Carbonate → 1,3-Dichloro-5-(3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-2-yl)benzene

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Reaction Steps

Step A 3,3,3-Trifluoropropene (3.2 g), potassium carbonate (4.6 g) and bis-(triphenylphosphine)-palladium chloride (0.2 g) is added to a solution of 3,5-dichlorophenylboronic acid in THF (20 ml) under nitrogen. After 3 hours at reflux, the reaction is quenched with ethyl acetate (50 ml) and water (50 ml). The organic phase is then extracted with water and with a saturated aqueous solution of NaCl, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product is purified on silica gel (35×45 mm) using heptane (150 ml) as eluant to yield 1,3-dichloro-5-(1-trifluoromethyl-vinyl)-benzene (2.7 g), as a colorless oil. MS (HPLC/MS): no ionisation Retention time: 5.10 min.

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