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

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Sodium carbonate (19.50 g, 183.96 mmol) was dispersed into a solution of 2,3,4-trifluorophenol (13.64 g, 92.10 mmol) in acetone (300 mL). To the stirred suspension was added benzyl bromide (17.31 g, 101.21 mmol) dropwisely. The mixture was heated under reflux at 50° C. for 24 h. The acetone was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in water (300 mL). The solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2). The combined organic extracts were washed with 5% sodium hydroxide (100 mL) and brine (100 mL) sequentially and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo to yield a pale yellow solid (19.89 g, 90.7% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.40 (m, 5H), 6.85 (m, 1H), 6.64 (m, 1H), 5.15 (s, 2H).

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