Dichloromethane → 1-(1-Bromoethyl)-2,4,5-trifluorobenzene

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Reaction Steps

Phosphorus tribromide (0.275 mL) and anhydrous methylene chloride (12 mL) were combined and the solution cooled over ice water for 15 minutes. The solution was added to a mixture of 1-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)ethanol (0.506 g) and methylene chloride (8 mL), and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into H2O and extracted into methylene chloride. The organic phase was isolated, dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated (without heat) to give the title compound. 1H-NMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz) δ 2.00 (3H, d, J=7.1 Hz), 5.37 (1H, m), 6.92 (1H, m), 7.36 (1H, m).

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