Methyl iodide → HCID 14820147, compound

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A mixture of 1.365 g of 5-(4-acetyl-5-hydroxy-2-allylphenoxy)pentanenitrile, 0.966 g of potassium carbonate, and 1.42 g of methyl iodide in 50 ml of dimethylformamide was stirred together at room temperature for 5 hours. The mixture was partitioned between dilute hydrochloric acid and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to provide 1.2 g of the desired title product, m.p.=40°-42° C. NMR, MS.

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