1-Bromooctane → 1-Bromo-4-(4-octoxyphenyl)benzene

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Reaction Steps

A reaction vessel was charged with 15 g of 4-hydroxy-4'-bromobiphenyl, 14 g of octyl bromide, 16 g of potassium carbonate and 100 ml of MEK, and the mixture was refluxed with stirring for 8 hours (the disappearance of the starting materials was confirmed by GLC). The reaction liquid was filtered to remove solids. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was recrystallized from acetone to obtain 18 g (90%) of 4-octyloxy-4'-bromobiphenyl.

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