4-Bromophenol → HCID 20291093, compound

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4-Chloro-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenol (4 g) was added slowly to a melt of 4-bromophenol (7.9 g) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (3 drops) at 100° C. The melt was heated at this temperature for 3 hr and then cooled and the product crystallised from benzene/hexane to give 1-(5-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethane (3.3 g); m.p. 167° C.

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