Veratrole → 3,4-Dimethoxy-4'-methylbenzophenone

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The title compound was prepared analogously to 3,4,3′,4′-tetramethoxybenzophenone using veratrole (3.9 mL, 28 mmol), aluminum chloride (4.1 g, 31 mmol) and 4-methylbenzoyl chloride (4.6 mL, 29 mmol) with a reaction time of 6 hours at room temperature. The crude mixture was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 2% ethyl acetate/methylene chloride) to afford 4.22 g (59%) of the product as a white solid: mp 121.5-122° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ7.70-7.67 (d, J=8 Hz, 2 H), 7.48-7.26 (m, 4 H), 6.91-6.88 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1 H), 6.96 (s, 3 H), 3.94 (s, 3 H), 2.44 (s, 3 H); (CDCl3) δ195.1, 152.6, 148.8, 142.4, 135.3, 130.3, 129.8, 128.7, 125.0, 112.0, 109.6, 55.9, 55.8, 21.4; Anal. Calcd for C16H16O3. Theoretical: C, 74.98; H, 6.29. Found: C, 74.84; H, 6.43.

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