1-Chlorooctane → Octyl phenyl ether

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Into a 100 ml reactor equipped with a reflux condenser and a magnetic stirrer, 17 g 1-chlorooctane, 1.16 g anhydrous sodium phenate and 0.31 g of the product prepared according to Example 1, were introduced. The mixture was heated to 140° C. for 3 hours, 30 minutes. 1-Phenoxyoctane was obtained in a yield of 96%. The mixture was filtered after cooling and the precipitate washed with water and methanol.

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