Dimethylformamide → (4-Bromo-2,6-dichlorophenoxy)(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane

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To a solution of 4-bromo-2,6-dichlorophenol (11.9 g, 49.2 mmol, H. Joyce et al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 39, 2644 (1917)) in DMF (100 mL) imidazole (5.0 g, 74 mmol) and tert-butyldimethylsilylchloride (8.9 g, 59 mmol) was added at room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The mixture was poured into water (300 mL) and extracted with diethyl ether (100 mL×2) and washed with water (50 mL×2), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo gave pale yellow oil. (15.3 g, 87%)

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