Dimethylformamide → 4-Methoxydibenzofuran

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To a solution of 4-hydroxydibenzo[b,d]furan (2 g, 0.0109 mol) in DMF (5 mL) potassium carbonate (3.2 g, 0.0232 mol) and methyl iodide (1.35 mL, 0.0217 mol) was added. The reaction slurry was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. Subsequently the reaction mixture was poured into the cold water (100 mL) and extracted with hexane (3×100 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated at reduced pressure to, give the desired product in 66% yield, Rf 0.74 (Ethyl acetate:Hexane (3:7); MS m/z: 199.1 (M+1).

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