Water → 3-Fluoro-4-nitroanisole

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-fluoro-4-nitrophenol (2.56 g), potassium carbonate (4.5 g) and iodomethane (4.63 g) in N,N-dimethyl-formamide (15 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and the resulting mixture was washed with diethyl ether. The extract was washed with water twice, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 3-fluoro-4-nitroanisole (2.56 g). This material was dissolved in 1,2-dichloroethane (13 mL). To the solution was added chlorosulfonic acid (1.3 mL), and the mixture was heated for reflux for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride, and the resulting mixture was washed with water and brine successively, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent: n-hexane/ethyl acetate=2/1) to give the title compound (0.51 g).

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