Water → HCID 14553817, compound

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Reaction Steps

Dimethylformamide (5 ml) was added to 60% sodium hydride (0.12 g) under nitrogen stream, and a solution of 4-[3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]-2,6-dimethylmorpholine (0.48 g) in dimethylformamide (5 ml) was added thereto in 30 minutes, followed by stirring at room temperature for 2 hours. To the reaction mixture, p-iodonitrobenzene (0.97 g) and cuprous chloride (0.1 g) were added, and the resultant mixture was heated under reflux for 10 hours. Then, water (100 ml) was added to the reaction mixture, which was filtered through celite. The celite was washed with toluene (200 ml). The toluene layer and the toluene washing were combined together and shaken with 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (30 ml). The toluene layer was separated, washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography to give 4-[3-(3-(4-nitrophenoxy)phenyl)-2-methylpropyl]-2,6-dimethylmorpholine (cis-isomer, 0.27 g).

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