Benzyl Bromide → 2-Benzyloxy-4,5-difluoronitrobenzene

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To a vigorously stirred mixture of 4,5-difluoro-2-nitrophenol (1 g, 5.71 mmol) and anhydrous potassium carbonate (1.9 g, 14.28 mmol) in acetone (20 mL). is added benzyl bromide (750 μl, 6.28 mmol) and the dark heterogeneous mixture is heated to reflux for 10 h; or until all starting material had been consumed according to LC/MS analysis. The dark mixture is then filtered, dried over magnesium sulfate, and filtered again to afford, after solvent removal, a light brown crystalline solid that was used in the next step without further purification.

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