3-Phenoxyphenol → HCID 18696603, compound

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Reaction Steps

3-Phenoxyphenol (3 g, 16.1 mmol) was added to a solution of potassium t-butoxide (1.90 g of 90%, 16.6 mmol) in 50 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran at room temperature after which the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 10 min. Then, 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine (2.56 g, 16.1 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water, extracted twice with methylene chloride and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was then removed to yield the title compound of Step A as an oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3 ; 300 MHz): δ 6.85 (m,1H), 6.90 (m,2H), 7.0-7.2 (m,4H), 7.3-7.4 (m,3H), 8.35 (m,2H).

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