Benzyl Bromide → 4-Bromo-2-methyl-1-(phenylmethoxy)benzene

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To 4-bromo-2-methylphenol (1.25 g, 6.67 mmol) in 20 ml MeCN were added dry K2CO3 (1.84 g, 13.34 mmol, 2 equiv) and benzylbromide (0.872 ml, 7.34 mmol, 1.1 equiv) and reaction is stirred for 24 h at room temperature. Reaction mixture was filtered through Celite, solution was concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (Hexane to 8% EtOAc/Hexane) to give 1.65 g 17 in 89% yield. Rf=0.90 (20% EtOAc/Hexane);

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