4-Nitrophenol → 1-Fluoro-4-[(4-nitrophenoxy)methyl]benzene

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A mixture of 4-nitrophenol (1.39 g, 10 mmol), potassium carbonate (1.38 g, 10 mmol) and 4-fluorobenzyl bromide (1.89 g, 10 mmol) in 20 ml of anhydrous DMF was stirred at 100° C. for 2 days. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was poured into 200 ml of ice-water with stirring. The solid was filtered and washed with water and dried to give 2.37 g (96%) of 1-nitro-4-(4-fluorobenzyloxy)-benzene as yellow solids.

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