3,5-Dimethylphenol → 2-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-3,5-dimethylphenol

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To 3,5-dimethylphenol (12 g) were added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (4.2 g) and 4-methoxybenzyl chloride (14 mL) at 85° C., and the mixture was stirred 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent: dichloromethane) to give 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3,5-dimethylphenol (5.1 g).

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