Iodoethane → HCID 178440466, compound

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A solution of 1.6 g of p-[trans-4-(1,2-epoxypentyl)cyclohexyl]phenol in 120 ml of acetone was treated with 1.89 ml of ethyl iodide and 3.24 g of powdered potassium carbonate while passing with argon. The mixture was heated to reflux while stirring for 24 hours, then evaporated on a rotary evaporator and the residue was partitioned in diethyl ether/water. The aqueous phase was extracted three times with diethyl ether. The organic phases were washed twice with water, dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered and evaporated. Chromatographic separation of the resulting, yellowish oil (1.76 g) on silica gel with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (vol. 5:95) gave 1.45 g (82%) of 4-ethoxy-1-[trans-4-(1,2-epoxypentyl)cyclohexyl]benzene as an oily liquid.

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