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HRID 1592818Generated: October 31, 2026

Phenol → 2-Methyl-4-nitro-1-phenoxybenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantCesium carbonateHCID 10796—
ReactantBenzene, 1-fluoro-2-methyl-4-nitro-HCID 68001—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product2-Methyl-4-nitro-1-phenoxybenzeneHCID 18616691—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature120 °C

Reaction Steps

1-Fluoro-2-methyl-4-nitrobenzene (9.75 g), phenol (7.10 g), and of Cs2CO3 (41.0 g) were dissolved in 100 mL of DMF and heated to 120° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was taken up in EtOAc and washed with water and brine, and dried over Na2SO4. The solution was concentrated to provide 2-methyl-4-nitro-1-phenoxybenzene as an oil, which was used in Step B without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07294616B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_11
ORD IDord-7eb9b7acd49d43539a56a68d39221b51
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_11