Carbon Tetrachloride → 5-(Chloromethyl)-2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxole

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A solution of (2,2-difluoro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-methanol (1.0 g, 5.32 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (10.6 mL) is added to polymer-supported triphenylphospine (3.5 g, 3 mmol/g, 10.6 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction is heated for 3 h at 80° C., cooled to room temperature, filtered, and the solids washed with dichloromethane. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to yield the title compound, 0.79 g (72%), as a clear, orange oil.

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