Methyl iodide → 1-Ethyl-2-methoxy-4-nitrobenzene

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Following published procedures 2-ethyl aniline was nitrated (Bergman, J.; Sand, P. Tetrahedron 1990, 46, 1085) and then converted to 2-ethyl-5-nitrophenol (PCT WO 1995/15954). A mixture of 2-ethyl-5-nitrophenol (0.320 g, 1.92 mmol), K2CO3 (0.200 g, 1.44 mmol) and MeI (0.300 g, 2.11 mmol) in acetone (4.0 mL) was heated at 70° C. for 15 h. The solution was cooled to rt, diluted with H2O, concentrated and extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×30 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the title compound (0.347 g) as an orange oil which was used in the next step without further purification. HPLC (Method #1): 3.46 min retention time, (75%); LCMS (ES): m/z 182 [M+H]+.

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