2-Bromophenol → 1-(Benzyloxy)-2-bromobenzene

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2-Bromophenol (50.0 g, 0.289 mol) was dissolved in acetone (400 ml) and after adding thereto in sequence anhydrous potassium carbonate (79.89 g, 0.578 mmol) and benzyl bromide (59.32 g, 0.347 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 purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:AcOEt=95:5) to obtain the titled compound (30.0 g, 0.114 mol, 40%).

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