4-tert-Butylphenol → 1-tert-Butyl-4-(3-chloropropoxy)benzene

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To a stirred solution of 4-tert-butylphenol (20.0 g, 0.16 mol) in acetone (500 mL) were added potassium carbonate (100 g, 0.72 mol) and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (50.6 g, 0.33 mol). The reaction was heated to 50° C. for 18 hours. The reaction was filtered and the solvents evaporated to provide 30.3 g of 3-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-1-chloropropane as a colorless oil; 200 MHz NMR δ 1.47 (s,9H), 2.36 (p, J=5.5Hz, 2H), 3.88 (t, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 4.22 (t, J=5.5Hz, 2H), 7.0, 7.47 (ABq, J=9.6Hz, 4H).

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