Dimethyl Sulfate → 1-Bromo-3-methoxy-5-methylbenzene

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Reaktionsschritte

A mixture of 5-bromo-3-hydroxytoluene (93 g, 0.5 m) and sodium hydroxide (21 g, 0.5 m) in water (200 ml) is stirred at 10°, treated with dimethyl sulfate (63 g, 0.5 m) over 1 hour, refluxed for 2 hours and cooled. The mixture is diluted with water and extracted with ether. The ether extract is washed, dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give 5-bromo-3-methoxytoluene.

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