Butyl bromide → 4-n-Butoxy-3-methoxyphenylacetonitrile

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A mixture of 15 grams 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetonitrile (91.91 mmol), 26.40 ml (33.59 grams) n-butyl bromide (245 mmol) and 21.17 grams potassium carbonate (153.2 mmol) in 150 ml acetone was heated to reflux under nitrogen for 18 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was diluted with diethyl ether and the inorganic salts were removed by filtration and were washed with diethyl ether. The filtrate and wash solutions were evaporated in vacuo to provide 21.11 grams of Compound 10c as a straw-colored viscous oil (99.9% yield) which was dried in vacuo at 50° C.

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