Triethylamine → (4-Bromo-3-methylphenoxy)(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane

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A 12 L flask was charged with 4-bromo-3-methyl phenol (428 g, 2.29 mol), CH2Cl2 (7.5 L), triethylamine (480 mL, 3.45 mol), and tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (324 g, 2.15 mol). To the solution was added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (15.0 g, 0.123 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction was washed with saturated ammonium chloride (2.2 L) and then DI water (0.9 L). The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated to crude product (699 g). This material was purified by silica gel chromatography (heptane) to give the title compound (637 g, 98.5%).

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