Hydroquinone → 4-(2-Phenoxyethoxy)phenol

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To 100 ml of water were added 40 g of hydroquinone, 20 g of β-bromophenetole and 6 g of potassium hydroxide and the mixture was subjected to reaction at 80° C. for about 2 hours. The solid precipitated was filtered and washed with warm water. The unreacted materials were extracted with alkali for removal. The remaining insoluble solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was neutralized with hydrochloric acid. The solid precipited was filtered, washed with water and recrystallized from ethyl alcohol, giving 1-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-2-phenoxy ethane in a yield of 85%. M.p. 156° C.

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