4-Bromophenol → 4-(4-Bromophenoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran

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To a solution of 4-bromophenol (15.0 g), tetrahydropyran-4-ol (9.Og) and triphenylphosphine (23.08 g) in THF (100 ml) was added dropwise at 0° C. diethyl azodicarboxylate (40% toluene solution) (38.3 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days and concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added diethylether, and precipitated crystals were removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was washed with 1N sodium hydroxide solution (×3) and saturated brine, dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=1:4) to give colorless crystals of 4-(4-bromophenyloxy)tetrahydropyran (15.94 g).

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