Ethyl Bromide → 2-Ethoxy-4-methoxybenzonitrile

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30.0 g (201 mmol) of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzonitrile are refluxed with 83.4 g of potassium carbonate (603 mmol) and 32.88 g (301 mmol) of bromoethane in 550 ml of acetone for 18 hours. After filtration, the solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the residue is purified by silica gel chromatography (cyclohexane:ethyl acetate=10:1): 35.9 g of an oil Rf=0.37 (cyclohexane:ethyl acetate=3:1)

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