5-Fluoro-2-nitrophenol → cis-4-Fluoro-2-(2-methoxy-cyclohexyloxy)-1-nitro-benzene

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2.36 ml DEAD were added to an ice-cooled solution of the 1.57 g 5-fluoro-2-nitrophenol, 1.95 ml 2-methoxycyclohexanol and 3.93 g triphenylphosphine in 30 ml THF. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to rt overnight. The mixture was stirred additional 48 hours. Then the reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride and washed with 10% aq. potassium carbonate solution. The organic phase was passed through a hydrophobic frit and evaporated. Purification was achieved by silica gel column chromatography (solvent:10:1 iso-hexane: EtOAc).

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