O-Cresol → 1-(Benzyloxy)-2-methylbenzene

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o-Cresol (50 g), 70 g of benzyl chloride and 38.5 g of potassium hydroxide were boiled in a mixture of 100 ml of water and 500 ml of ethanol for 4 hours. The solvent was then distilled off and the residue was shaken with 500 ml each of water and diethyl ether. The diethyl ether layer was washed with 10% sodium hydroxide and water in that order, and distilled under reduced pressure to give 70 g of an O-benzylcresol fraction boiling at 130°-133° C./5 mmHg.

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