Benzyl Bromide → 1-(Benzyloxy)-2,3,4-trifluorobenzene

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Reaction Steps

2,3,4-Trifluorophenol was protected with hydroxy protection reagent (examples include BnBr, BnCl) at ambient temperature in the presence of base (include Na2CO3, K2CO3, NaHCO3, KHCO3, t-BuOK, t-BuONa) in appropriate inert solvent (include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon (such as pentane, hexane, heptane, cyclohexane, petroleum ether, petrol, gasoline, benzene, toluene, xylene), aliphatic and aromatic halo-hydrocarbon (such as dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform, phenixin, chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene), ether (such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, glycol dimethyl ether, 2-methoxyethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane), ketone (such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isopropyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone), ester (such as ethyl acetate, methyl acetate), nitrile (such as acetonitrile, propiononitrile), amide (such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide and N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), DMSO, sulfolane, HMPA, DMPU, prefer acetone and methyl ethyl ketone). The reaction proceeds for several hours (3-12 h, prefer 5-10 h). 1-(Benzyloxy)-2,3,4-trifluorobenzene is obtained after conventional workup.

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