4-Methoxyphenol → p-Methoxyphenyl 4-dimethylsilylbenzoate

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A solution of 19.9 g (0.100 mol) of p-dimethylsilylbenzoyl chloride and 12.4 g (0.100 mol) of a p-methoxyphenol in 40 ml of dry toluene was boiled for 15 hours. The completeness of the reaction was checked by thin-layer chromatography. After the solvent had been stripped off in vacuo on a rotary evaporator, the crude product was recrystallized from n-hexane, to give p-methoxyphenyl 4-dimethylsilylbenzoate, melting point 67° C.

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