4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 4-(2-Methyl-quinolin-4-ylmethoxy)-benzaldehyde

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p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (3.18 g, 26.1 mmol), 4-chloromethyl-2-methyl-quinoline (5.0 g, 26.1 mmol), and potassium carbonate (7.2 g, 52 mmol) were combined in acetonitrile (100 mL) and heated to reflux overnight. The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, filtered to remove the solids, and concentrated to give a semi-solid residue. The crude product was crystallized from ethyl ether to give 4-(2-methyl-quinolin-4-ylmethoxy)-benzaldehyde (6.5 g, 90%) as an off white precipitate. MS found: (M+H)+=278.

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