Sulfuric Acid → HCID 19928698, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a 1 L flask equipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser and a dropping funnel, a mixture of 50 g (0.33 M) 1-adamantanol, 68 g (45.5 mL, 0.36 M) 4-bromoanisole and 500 mL of methylene chloride is prepared. The mixture is stirred until dissolved and then 35 g (19 mL, 0.36 M) sulfuric acid added during one hour. The reaction mixture is stirred for 4 hours, 200 mL of water added, stirred for another 10 min, transferred to separating funnel and the organic layer collected, which is neutralized by two portions of 100 mL 10% sodium carbonate solution. Methylene chloride is distilled off completely, the residue dissolved in 300 mL of ethyl acetate, filtered, concentrated to 200 mL and left to crystallize at 0° C. for 16 h. The crystals are filtered off, washed by 50 mL of cold ethyl acetate and dried at 100° C. for one hour. 2-adamantyl-4-bromoanisole, 76 g (72%) with m.p. 140-141° C. is obtained.

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