Abstract Upon treatment of 1-bromo-2-(trifluoromethoxy) benzene with lithium diisopropylamide (LIDA) at− 100 C, 3-bromo-2-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyllithium is generated. It can be trapped as such, but isomerizes to afford 2-bromo-6-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyllithium when the temperature is raised to− 75 C. The latter intermediate can be directly obtained from 1-bromo-3-(trifluoromethoxy) benzene. 1-Bromo-4-(trifluoromethoxy ...