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Ethyl bromodifluoroacetate, a clear to yellow liquid, is an ester of bromodifluoroacetic acid and ethyl alcohol. It is an ester that can be used to introduce the CF2 group when synthesizing chemical compounds. Ethyl bromdifluoroacetate is considered to be a good compound in the generation of compounds and for testing with other organic compounds like lactones, imines, and other amino acids.

clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid

Efficient difluoroalkylation of aryl boronic acids via palladium catalysis. Novel, moisture-stable bromodifluoromethylated phosphonate, ester, and amide. Efficient coupling with aryl boronic acids via Pd catalysis.

Ethyl bromodifluoroacetate is usually used in the preparation of substituted ethyl 2′-pyridyldifluoroacetates,4-alkoxymethyl- and 4-aryloxymethyl-3,3-difluoropiperidines,α,α-difluoro-β-lactams,mono- and difluoromethylated phenanthridine derivatives.

Difluorobromoacetonitrile is taken as a raw material, and prepared through a one-pot method and subjected to alcoholysis and esterification in ethanol aqueous solution to obtain ethyl bromodifluoroacetate.Reaction equation is:
BrF2CCN→BrF2CCOOH→BrF2CCOOC2H5