1-Butyne → 1-But-1-ynyl-4-fluoro-2-methoxymethoxy-benzene

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1-Bromo-4-fluoro-2-methoxymethoxy-benzene (7.6 g, 32 mmol) is placed in a pressure flask, dissolved in diethylamine (65 mL) and degassed with nitrogen for 15 min. An excess of butyne is bubbled through the solution, CuI (1.9 g, 10 mmol) and PdCl2(PPh3)2 (2.3 g, 3.3 mmol) are added, and the flask is heated to 70° C. for 44 h. The mixture is diluted with ether, then washed with saturated aqueous NH4Cl and brine. The organic portion is dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue is purified by flash chromatography (Biotage® Si65M, 3% THF/hexane) to provide 6.12 g (91%) of the title compound as an orange solid. GCMS m/e 208 [M]+.

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