Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Methoxy-3-methylbenzophenone

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The corresponding Grignard reagent was prepared from 10 g of 4-bromo-2-methylanisole and 1.21 g of magnesium shavings in 30 ml of tetrahydrofuran and was added dropwise to a solution, pre-cooled to -72°, of 7 g of benzoyl chloride in 80 ml of tetrahydrofuran. In so doing, the temperature was held at below -65°. After the dropwise addition the mixture was stirred at 20° for 0.5 hour, whereupon it was hydrolyzed with 400 ml of ice-water. The solution, acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid, was extracted with ether and the organic phase was dried and evaporated. By chromatography of the residue on silica gel with hexane:ethyl acetate 7:3) there were obtained 6.17 g (55%) of 4-methoxy-3-methylbenzophenone as a yellowish oil.

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