Potassium Carbonate → HCID 87827190, compound

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tert-Butyl-hydroquinone (500 mg, 3.0 mmol) and K2CO3 (1.11 g, 8.0 mmol) were mixed in acetonitrile (4 mL). t-Butyl bromoacetate (0.53 mL, 3.6 mmol) was added and the mixture was heated to reflux. After the reaction was over, it was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography (10% –25% EtOAc/Hexane) to give the title phenol (230 mg, 40%). MS (DCI) m/z 297 (M+H)+.

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