2-Nitrophenol → HCID 23347822, compound

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Reaction Steps

2-Nitrophenol (91.0 g., 0.65 mole), 2-bromoethyl ethyl ether (100.0 g., 0.65 mole), anhydrous potassium carbonate (9.0 g, 0.72 mole) and acetone (1 liter) were refluxed for 65 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the acetone removed by rotary evaporation. The residue was partitioned between 200 ml. of dichloromethane and 100 ml water. The organic phase was further washed with 200 ml. of 10% sodium hydroxide followed by 100 cc of water. The product (58.0 g) was obtained in 42% yield by a vacuum distillation (100°-120° C./0.5 mm).

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