Benzyl Bromide → 2-(Benzyloxy)-1-bromo-3-nitrobenzene

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A mixture of 5.22 g (23.9 mmol) of 2-bromo-6-nitrophenol, 3.0 ml (25.1 mmol) of benzyl bromide and 3.64 g (26.3 mmol) of potassium carbonate in 50 ml of acetonitrile was heated under reflux for 2 h. After cooling to RT, the solid was filtered off and the filtrate was freed from the solvent on a rotary evaporator. The residue obtained was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride solution. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulphate, the mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The residue that remained was dried under high vacuum. This gave 7.53 g (99% of theory) of the title compound.

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