Sulfuric Acid → 1-Fluoro-4-(4-iodophenoxy)benzene

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To a stirred solution of 4-(4-fluorophenoxy)benzenamine (3.4 g, 16.73 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (45 mL) was added dropwise a solution of 50% sulfuric acid (7 mL) in water (34 mL) at room temperature. The reaction was cooled to −5° C. and a solution of sodium nitrite (1.73 g, 25.07 mmol, 1.50 equiv) in water (12 mL) was then added dropwise within 30 min. The resulting solution was stirred for 30 min at −5-0° C. then a solution of sodium iodide (12.6 g, 84.00 mmol, 5.02 equiv) in water (34 mL) was added dropwise at −5-0° C. After stirring for 30 min at −5-0° C., the solution was extracted with 3×200 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers was washed with 3×200 mL of saturated Na2SO3 solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to give 5.0 g (95%) of 1-fluoro-4-(4-iodophenoxy)benzene as a yellow solid. 1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.62-7.57 (m, 2H), 7.08-6.93 (m, 4H), 6.77-6.70 (m, 2H) ppm.

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