Water → 1-(Allyloxy)-2-bromo-4-fluorobenzene

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To a mixture of 2-bromo-4-fluorophenol (9.75 g, 0.051 mol) and potassium carbonate (7.76 g, 0.056 mol) in acetone (125 mL) was added allyl bromide (4.64 mL, 0.054 mol) and the reaction mixture heated to reflux for 3.5 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was then poured into water and the resulting oily suspension extracted with dichloromethane (2×500 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 11.79 g (100%) of 1-(allyloxy)-2-bromo-4-fluorobenzene as a yellow oil. MS (ESI) m/z 229.9 (M+).

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