Potassium Iodide → HCID 71272057, compound

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11.0 g (67 mmol) of [4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl]acetonitrile and 20.4 g (81 mmol) of 11-bromoundecan-1-ol were dissolved in 100 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide. 18.7 g (135 mmol) of potassium carbonate and 2.2.0 g (13 mmol) of potassium iodide were added and the suspension was heated to 80° C. After 48 h, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured to icy water. The aqueous layer is extracted twice with ethyl acetate. Combined organic layers are washed with brine and evaporated to dryness. The crude is purified twice on column chromatography (SiO2, Heptane/ethyl acetate: 7/3) and dried overnight at 40° C. 16.6 g of {4-[(11-hydroxyundecyl)oxy]-3-methoxyphenyl}acetonitrile are obtained as a yellow solid (74% yield). This material proves chromatographically homogenous and displays spectral characteristics consistent with its assigned structure.

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