Sodium hydride → 2-Chloro-1-(3-fluoro-benzyloxy)-4-nitro-benzene

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Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 1.4 g, 33.5 mmol) was suspended in anhydrous THF (50 ml) under nitrogen and the resulting mixture is cooled to 0° C. To above suspension was added dropwisely (3-Fluoro-phenyl)-methanol (2.90 ml, 27 mmol), followed by a solution of 2-chloro-1-fluoro-4-nitro-benzene (4.2 g, 24 mmol) in dry DMF (20 ml). The reaction mixture was then stirred at room temperature for another 4 hours. The reaction mixture concentrated under vacuum to about 40 mL, and was poured into 200 ml of ice:water. The resultant solid was isolated by filtration, washed with water (50 ml), and air dried to yield a yellow solid, 2-Chloro-1-(3-fluoro-benzyloxy)-4-nitro-benzene (5.8 g). The solid was suspended in MeOH (50 ml) and treated wet 5% Pt/C (Degussa type, Aldrich, 1.5 g). The flask is flushed with hydrogen gas from a balloon and the reaction mixture was stirred under hydrogen balloon for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through a Celite plug and the solvent is removed under reduced pressure to yield 5.2 g of the desired product.

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