1,10-Phenanthroline → Benzene, 1-methoxy-4-(1-methylethoxy)-

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A test tube was charged with CuI (20 mg, 0.10 mmol, 10 mol %), 1,10-phenanthroline (36 mg, 0.20 mmol, 20 mol %), Cs2CO3 (456 mg, 1.4 mmol), 4-iodoanisole (234 mg, 1.0 mmol) and isopropanol (1.0 mL). The test tube was sealed and the reaction mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 23 h. The resulting suspension was cooled to room temperature and filtered through a 0.5×1 cm pad of silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated. Purification of the residue by flash chromatography on silica gel (2×20 cm; hexane/ethyl acetate 20:1) provided 138 mg (83% yield) of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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