Potassium Carbonate → 2-{5-Benzyloxy-2-[(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-hydroxy-methyl]-phenoxy}-1-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-ethanone

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Potassium carbonate (0.165 g, 1.2 mmol) was added to a solution of 1-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-2-iodo-ethanone (P4) (0.352 g, 1 mmol) and 5-benzyloxy-2-[(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-hydroxy-methyl]-phenol (P3) (0.412 g, 1 mmol) were in 40 mL of dry acetone and the mixture was refluxed for 6 hr. After completion of reaction (TLC), the solvent was evaporated and the residue extracted with EtOAc:water (3×40 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc and chromatographed over silica using hexanes: EtOAc (4:1) to give (0.381 g, 60%) yellowish solid product T3. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ, 7.88 (d, 2H , J=8.8 Hz, Ar—H2/6), 7.41-7.29 (m, 17H, 2×Ar—H, 3×C6H5), 7.07(d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz, 8.4 Hz), 7.02(d, 2H, J=8.8 Hz, Ar—H3/5), 6.92(d, 2H, J=8.8 Hz, 2×Ar—H), 6.54(dd, 1H, 2J=8.4 Hz, 3J=2.4 Hz, Ar—H4′), 6.5 (d, 1H, J=2.4 Hz, Ar—H6′), 6.04 (d, 1H, J=5.6 Hz, CH—OH), 5.24(m, 2H2O—CH2), 5.13 (s, 2H, PhCH2), 5.04 (s, 2H, PhCH2), 5.0 (s, 2H, PhCH2).

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