3-Nitrophenol → HCID 19829932, compound

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3-Nitrophenol (25 g, 0.18 mol), 2-bromoethyl methyl ether (17 ml, 25 g, 0.18 mol) potassium carbonate (25.0 g, 0.18 mol) in acetone (150 ml) were heated under reflux for 72 h. The suspension was dissolved in water and extracted with ether. The extracts were washed with 2N sodium carbonate, water and saturated brine, dried (K2CO3), and concentrated, to give the title compound (Intermediate 50) as a brown oil (35.12 g, 99%).

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