Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 4-(2-Fluoro-2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethoxy)quinazoline

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A 15 ml round bottom flask is charged with 4-(2-p-toluenesulfonyloxy-2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethoxy)quinazoline (0.3 g, 0.84 mmol). Tetrabutylammonium fluoride solution (1M in THF, 4.2 ml, 4.2 mmol) is then added to it and the solution is heated at reflux for 60 minutes. The mixture is then cooled and water is added to it. It is then extracted with dichloromethane, washed with water and dried. The crude obtained after concentration is purified by silica gel flash chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexanes) to obtain the desired compound.

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