3-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol → 3-Ethoxybenzenemethanol

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (3.56 g) and acetone (100 ml) were added iodoethane (6.7 g) and potassium carbonate (7.9 g), and the resulting mixture was heated at reflux for 61 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated, ethyl acetate was added to the residue and the resulting mixture was washed successively with water and an aqueous saturated solution of sodium chloride, and was then dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain 3-ethoxybenzyl alcohol (4.15 g) as an oil.

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