Monobenzone → HCID 86625878, compound

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Reaction Steps

4-(Benzyloxy)phenol (4.00 g, 19.98 mmol) was dissolved in dry DCM (80 mL) under nitrogen atmosphere and cooled in an ice-water bath. Methanesulfonyl chloride (2.75 g, 23.97 mmol) was added during stirring followed by TEA (3.03 g, 29.96 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h and then washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3, dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated affording the title compound (5.32 g, 95.6%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.13 (s, 3H), 5.08 (s, 2H), 7.01 (m, 2H), 7.23 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.45 (m, 5H).

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