Tyrosol → 2-[4-(2-Oxopropoxy)phenyl]ethanol

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Following a procedure similar to that described in Preparation 3, but using 10 g of 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol, 21.6 g of bromoacetone, 30 g of potassium carbonate and 100 ml of dimethylformamide, the title compound was obtained having an Rf=0.31 (thin layer chromatography over silica gel, using a 1:1 by volume mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate as the developing solvent).

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