Water → 1-[2-(Benzyloxy)ethoxy]-4-bromobenzene

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Sodium hydride (60% in mineral oil, 0.500 g) was added to a solution of 2-(4-bromophenoxy)ethanol (2.25 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (15 mL) at room temperature with stirring. After being stirred for 20 minutes, benzyl bromide (1.42 mL) was added at that temperature, and the mixture was stirred for additional 13 hrs. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by medium-pressure silica gel column chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/n-hexane=1/9) to afford 1-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)-4-bromobenzene (2.51 g).

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