Iodoethane → 3-Bromo-4-ethoxybenzyl alcohol

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A mixture of 2-bromo-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol (3.00 g, 14.7 mmol), iodoethane (4.60 mL, 44.3 mmol) and potassium carbonate (6.12 g, 44.3 mmol) in ethanol (30 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. The obtained reaction mixture was filtered through celite, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was applied to silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate). The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give (3-bromo-4-ethoxyphenyl)methanol (2.98 g) as a white solid.

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