Imidazole → 1-(Benzyloxy)-4,5-difluoro-2-(2-iodoethyl)benzene

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A solution of Ph3P (691 mg, 2.63 mmol) and imidazole (179 mg, 2.63 mmol) in DCM (15 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Added to this was iodine (668 mg, 2.63 mmol) and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. 2-(2-(Benzyloxy)-4,5-difluorophenyl)ethanol (580 mg, 2.195 mmol) was added portionwise over several minutes and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 5 h, the mixture was filtered and washed the solids with DCM. The filtrate was washed with aq Na2S2O3 and the organic phase was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage; 0%-20% EtOAc/hexane) to give 1-(benzyloxy)-4,5-difluoro-2-(2-iodoethyl)benzene (630 mg, 1.684 mmol, 77% yield) as colorless viscous oil. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.50-7.34 (m, 6H), 7.00 (dd, J=10.3, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.77 (dd, J=12.0, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 3.37 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.21-3.15 (m, 2H).

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