Hydroquinone → HCID 178443562, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5.0 g of (trans-4-heptylcyclohexyl)methyl bromide, 10.0 g of hydroquinone, 10.0 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 100 ml of absolute dimethylformamide was heated under reflux overnight. The cooled reaction mixture was subsequently poured into ice-water and extracted three times with 50 ml of diethyl ether each time. The organic phases were washed with 500 ml of water, dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated. Chromatography of the residue on silica gel with toluene/ethyl acetate (vol. 4:1) gave 1.8 g of 4-[(trans-4-heptylcyclohexyl)methoxy]phenol; m.p. 107°-108° C.

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