Iodoethane → 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxy-1-iodobenzene

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The mixture of 5-tert-butyl-2-iodo-phenol (132.7 g, 480.6 mmol), potassium carbonate (265.7 g, 1923 mmol) and ethyl iodide (76.9 mL, 961.3 mmol) in ethanol (1.125 mL) was heated at reflux overnight. Upon cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether. The white solids were filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give 4-tert-butyl-2-ethoxy-1-iodo-benzene (144.7 g) as pale yellow oil.

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