Potassium Carbonate → 6-[(3-Iodobenzyl)oxy]-1-benzofuran

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To a stirred solution of 1-benzofuran-6-ol (1.0 g, 7.5 mmol) and 3-iodobenzylbromide (2.7 g, 9.0 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added potassium carbonate (1.5 g, 11.0 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred under nitrogen at room temperature for 3 days. The reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water (2×) and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified on a silica gel column, eluting with ethyl acetate (10-50%) in hexane. The final product was collected as a slightly yellow viscous oil.

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