Benzyl Bromide → 2-Benzyloxy-2'-methoxybenzophenone

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A mixture of 2-hydroxy-2′-methoxybenzophenone (12) (8.08 g, 0.0354 mol), potassium carbonate (24.5 g, 0.177 mol) and benzyl bromide (4.4 mL, 0.037 mol) in 90 mL of dimethylsulfoxide was stirred overnight at room temperature. The resulting reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether and water and the aqueous layer was extracted with fresh diethyl ether. The combined organic layers were washed with water, followed by saturated NaCI and dried over sodium sulfate. After purification by flash column chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane/hexanes eluent), 2-benzyloxy-2′-methoxybenzophenone (13) was obtained as a colorless oil.

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