Acetaminophen → 4'-Allyloxyacetanilide

Reaction equation

[C:1]([NH:4][C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([OH:11])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)(=[O:3])[CH3:2].[CH2:12](Br)[CH:13]=[CH2:14].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CC(=O)CC>[C:1]([NH:4][C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][CH2:14][CH:13]=[CH2:12])=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)(=[O:3])[CH3:2]

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Procedure

Commercially available 4-acetamido phenol (1 molar equivalent), allyl bromide (1 molar equivalent) and potassium carbonate (1 molar equivalent) in butan-2-one were heated at reflux for 18 hours with stirring. The mixture was cooled, filtered and the solid residue washed with ether. The combined filtrates were evaporated and the solid residue was further purified by crystallisation from ethyl acetate-hexane to give 4-acetamido-1-allyloxy benzene as a colourless solid, m.p. 85°-86° C.