p-Fluoronitrobenzene → 2-(4-Aminophenoxy)-5-ethyl-4-fluorophenol

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According to the procedure of example 20(a) except substituting 1-fluoro-4-nitro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene for 4-fluoronitrobenzene (210 μL; 2 mmol) and 2-methoxy-4-ethylphenol for 4-bromo-5-fluoro-2-methoxyphenol (444 mg; 2 mmol), the title compound (527 mg; 77%) was prepared as a light yellow solid after purification on silica gel (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate: 95/5).

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