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HRID 602053Generated: October 31, 2026

Benzyl Bromide → 1-Bromo-3-benzyloxy-4,5-difluorobenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl BromideHCID 7498—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant5-Bromo-2,3-DifluorophenolHCID 2773307—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product1-Bromo-3-benzyloxy-4,5-difluorobenzeneHCID 574706010.1%

Reaction Steps

A solution of DMF (100 mL), 5-bromo-2,3-difluorophenol (10 g, 47.85 mol), and K2CO3 (7.27 g, 52.63 mol) and benzyl bromide (9 g, 52.63 mol) were combined at 0° C. under N2. The solution was allowed to warm to rt and stirred overnight. H2O, Et3N (2 eq) and EtOAc (5000 mL) were added and the organic layer separated. The aqueous layer was washed with EtOAc (2×) and the combined organic fractions were washed with 1M HCl (2×), sat. aq. NaHCO3 (2×), dried, and concentrated. The crude product was purified by Biotage (gradient 100% hexanes-60% EtOAc/hexanes) to afford 10.08 g of product as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07902394B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_03
ORD IDord-9499e05c84fc469890fe976704da6dab
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_03