4-Bromophenol → 1-Bromo-4-(2-methoxyethoxy)benzene

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Reaction Steps

4-Bromophenol (8.65 g; 0.05 mol), 2-methoxyethanol (1.1 eq.; 0.055 mol; 4.36 ml) and triphenylphosphine (1.1 eq.; 0.055 mol; 14.4 g) are dissolved in 210 ml of toluene. The reaction medium is brought to 54° C. and diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (1.0 eq.; 0.05 mol; 10.1 g) dissolved in 21 ml of toluene is added dropwise. The reaction medium is left at 54° C. for one hour and then overnight at room temperature, and is then evaporated to dryness. The crude product is purified by flash chromatography on silica on a gradient of heptane comprising 0-100% DCM to give 9.6 g of the expected product in the form of an oil.

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