Upon treatment of 1-bromo-2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) at -100 DegC, 3-bromo-2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyllithium is generated. It can be trapped as such, but isomerizes to afford 2-bromo-6-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyllithium wh ...
2001