3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol → 4-(3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzaldehyde

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A solution of 3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol (2.0 g, 12.34 mmol), 4-Fluorobenzaldehyde (2.0 g, 16.11 mmol), and Cs2CO3 (5.0 g, 15.35 mmol) in N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) (20 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 2 h, then cooled to rt. The solid suspension was removed by filtration over silica pad, and concentrated to afford crude title product (4.1 g) as a yellow liquid. LC-MS (ESI): m/z 267 [M+H]+; 3.60 min (ret time).

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