1-Butanol → Diisopropyl Ether

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A mixture of 13.6 parts of 2-bromo-2',4'-dichloroacetophenone, 18 parts of 3-(6-bromo-2-napthyloxy)-1,2-propanediol, 3 parts of p-toluenesulfonic acid, 80 parts of n-butanol and 180 parts of benzene is stirred and refluxed for 24 hours with water-separator. The reaction mixture is evaporated. The residue is dissolved in chloroform and the solution is stirred with silica gel for one hour. The latter is filtered off and the filtrate is evaporated. The residue is crystallized twice: first from diisopropylether and then from dibutylether, yielding A 2-(bromomethyl)-4-(6-bromo-2-naphthyloxymethyl)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane.

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