Benzyl Bromide → 1-(Benzyloxy)-3-bromobenzene

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3-Bromophenol (50 g, 0.289 mol) was dissolved in acetone (500 ml) and after adding thereto in sequence anhydrous potassium carbonate (80 g, 0.580 mmol) and benzyl bromide (59 g, 0.345 mol), the solution was refluxed under heating for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained crude product was recrystallized (the recrystallization operation was performed twice using hexane as a solvent) to obtain the titled compound (45.0 g, 0.171 mol, 59%).

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