Sulfuryl chloride → 2-Chloro-4-ethylphenol

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A solution of 4-ethylphenol (25.4 g, 0.21 mol) and sulfuryl chloride (18.5 ml, 0.23 mol) in carbon tetrachloride (40 ml) was stirred under heating at 70° C. for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform and washed with water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=9:1) to give 2-chloro-4-ethylphenol (25.1 g, 77%).

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