Benzyl Bromide → HCID 890054, compound

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To an N,N-dimethylformamide solution (20 mL) of 4′-hydroxy-2′-methylacetophenone (3.06 g, 20 mmol) were added potassium carbonate (3.66 g, 26.4 mmol), benzyl bromide (2.7 mL, 22.4 mmol), and n-Bu4NI (0.75 g, 2.03 mmol), and the mixture was stirred for 14 hours at room temperature. To the reaction solution cooled in ice were added a saturated solution of ammonium chloride, subsequently water and ethyl acetate to separate an organic layer. The organic layer was washed with 20% aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate and brine, and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The drying agent was filtered off, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. Thus obtained residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=8:1 to 6:1) to obtain the title compound (5.05 g, quant.) as a colorless powder.

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