Dimethyl Sulfoxide → Benzene, 1-((2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-methylpropoxy)methyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-

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A mixture of 9.98 g of 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-methylpropyl chloride, 9.67 g of 4-methoxyphenoxybenzyl alcohol, 3.9 g of 45% sodium hydroxide and 48 g of dimethylsulfoxide was heated and stirred at 140° C. for 3 hours, and 1.8 g of 45% sodium hydroxide was further added, and the reaction was kept at the same temperature for 4 hours, poured into water, and was extracted with benzene. The benzene extract was washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure and the obtained crude ether was purified by column chromatography on 250 g of silica gel (1:1 mixed solvent of toluene and n-hexane was used as eluent) to give 3.34 g of the desired ether (the yield was 78% of the theoretical yield based on consumed 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-methylpropyl chloride).

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