4-Bromophenol → 4-(4-Bromophenoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran

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A mixture of 4.0 mL of diethyl-azodicarboxylate in 20 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran was added at 5° C. to a stirred solution of 3.5 g of 4-bromo-phenol, 2.4 mL of 4-hydroxy-tetrahydropyran and 6.6 g triphenylphosphine in 75 mL of tetrahydrofuran within 30 minutes. Stirring was continued at room temperature for 72 hours. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue chromatographed on silica gel (ethyl acetate) yielding 5.6 g of 4-(4-bromo-phenoxy)tetrahydropyran as a white solid. M.p. 53-55° C., EI-MS: 256 (M+).

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