Water → 1-(benzyloxy)-2-bromo-4-methylbenzene

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To a mixture of 2-bromo-4-methylphenol (5.0 g, 27 mmol) and K2CO3 (7.4 g, 53 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added benzyl bromide (3.5 mL, 29 mmol) at ambient temperature. It was stirred at 70° C., for 12 h. The mixture was poured into water (50 mL), extracted with EtOAc (150 mL), washed with water, brine, dried and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexanes/EtOAc (10:1) to give the title compound (3a).

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