Water → HCID 19009247, compound

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5.8 g of 2,5-dimethoxy-3,4,6-trimethylphenol [prepared as described in step (a) above] in 10 ml of dimethylformamide were added to a suspension of 1.4 g of sodium hydride (as a 55% w/w dispersion in mineral oil) in 50 ml of dimethylformamide, whilst ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. At the end of this time, a solution of 4.6 g of p-fluoronitrobenzene in 10 ml of dimethylformamide was added to the mixture, whilst ice-cooling. The mixture was then stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, and then at 80° C. for 7 hours. At the end of this time, the mixture was poured into water, and the resulting crude oil was extracted with benzene. The benzene extract was washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was then removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and the resulting oil was purified by column chromatography through silica gel, using a 4:1 by volume mixture of benzene and hexane, followed by benzene alone, as the eluent, to give 3.9 g of the title compound.

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