Ammonia → 2-Benzyl-4-bromo-1-methoxybenzene

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9.48 ml (152 mmol, 10 eqv) iodomethane was added to a suspension of 4.00 g (15.2 mmol) 2-Benzyl-4-bromo-phenol (20) and 10.50 g (76 mmol, 5 eqv) K2CO3 in 70 ml acetone and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 24 h. After adding water and aq. NH3-solution, the aq. layer was extracted with Et2O. The comb. org. fractions were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. Column chromatography (CH2Cl2) yielded 4.11 g (14.8 mmol, 98%) 21 as a colorless liquid: Rf (CH2Cl2) 0.77; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.92 (s, 2H), 6.72 (d, 1H, J=8.59 Hz), 7.18 (m, 4H), 7.27 (m, 3H); LRMS (EI) m/z 279 (17), 278 (95), 277 (18), 276 (96), 263 (14), 261 (17), 198 (18), 197 (65), 182 (34), 181 (31), 166 (20), 165 (56), 154 (19), 153 (24), 152 (29), 92 (11), 91 (100), 77 (13), 76 (16), 63 (13); HRMS (EI) Calcd. for C14H13BrO: 276.014976. Found: 276.014234.

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