Phenol → HCID 86622664, compound

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Reaction Steps

Into a 2 liter flask equipped with a thermometer, a Dimroth condenser, an inlet for nitrogen gas and a stirrer, 77.4 g (0.822 moles) of phenol and 20.0 g (0.0822 moles) of 1-bromo-3,5-dimethyladamantane were placed. A stream of nitrogen gas was introduced into the flask, and the resultant mixture was heated under the refluxing condition in an oil bath for 30 minutes. Then, 800 ml of water was added, and the obtained mixture was heated under the refluxing condition in an oil bath for 10 minutes to obtain a fluid separated in two layers. The fluid was cooled in an ice bath, and the lower layer having an orange color was solidified to obtain a white solid substance. The white solid substance was taken out by decantation, stirred twice in 500 ml of a 2% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and twice in 500 ml of water and then filtered, and 7.8 g of 4-(1-(3,5-dimethyladamantyl)phenol was obtained (the yield: 37%).

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