2-Chloroethanol → 2-[4-(1H-1,2,4-Triazol-1-yl)phenoxy]ethanol

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A stirred mixture of 4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenol (16.1 g, 0.10 mole), 2-chloroethanol (25.5 g, 0.30 mole), potassium carbonate (42 g, 0.30 mole) and methyl ethyl ketone (100 ml) was heated at reflux temperature for 10 hr. An additional 16.1 g (0.20 mole) of 2-chloroethanol was added to the reaction mixture and heating at reflux temperature continued for another 24 hr. The hot mixture was filtered and the filtrate chilled. The crystalline precipitate was collected by filtration and the filter cake rinsed with water to remove most of the dark color. The solid was triturated with hot ethyl acetate, the mixture cooled, and the light-tan crystals collected to yield 14.0 g (68%), mp 151°-152° C.

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