Methyl iodide → 1,4-Dimethoxy-2,5-bis(methoxymethoxy)-3-methyl-6-{5-[2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]pentyl}benzene

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140 Milligrams of 2,2'-pentamethylene-bis[1,4-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)benzene] was dissolved in 5 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran under argon gas stream conditions, then 0.5 ml of hexamethylphosphoric triamide was added to this solution and the mixture was cooled in a dry ice-acetone bath. Next, 0.23 ml of sec-butyllithium (1.4M, cyclohexane solution) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture and stirred for 1 hour. Then, 0.06 ml of methyl iodide was added dropwise thereto under cooling in a dry ice-acetone bath for 12 hours with stirring. The solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure, to the residue obtained was added 100 ml of a mixed solvent of diethyl ether-benzene (1:1), and the organic layer was washed with water then with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The dried solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 100 mg of 1,4-dimethoxy-2,5-bis(methoxymethoxy)-3-methyl-6-{5-[2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]pentyl}benzene. Colorless needles crystals.

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