4-tert-Butylphenol → 4-(4-tert-Butylphenoxy)benzaldehyde

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A mixture of 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (2.0 g, 0.0161 mol), 4-tert-butylphenol (2.42 g, 0.161 mol), and K2CO3 (9.0 g, 0.065 mol) in DMF (50 mL) was heated at 80° C. After 6 h, the reaction mixture was filtered into ice/water and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried (MgSO4), concentrated and chromatographed with 1:1 hexane/ethyl acetate to give 3.9 g (95%) of 4-(4-tert-butylphenoxy)benzaldehyde.

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