Water → 1-Bromo-4,5-difluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene

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A mixture of 2-bromo-4,5-difluoro-phenol (1.0 g, 4.8 mmol), 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-iodo-ethane (706 mg, 7.2 mmol) and CsF (882 mg, 5.8 mmol) in DMSO (20 mL) was heated at 120° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). The solvent was removed, and the resulting residue was chromatographed using hexane/ethyl acetate (10:1) to give the title compound (697 mg, 50%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 4.36 (q, J=7.93 Hz, 2H) 6.85 (dd, J=10.98, 7.02 Hz, 1H) 7.43 (t, J=8.85 Hz, 1H).

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