4-Bromophenol → 2-(4-bromophenoxymethyl)quinoline

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To a stirred solution of 4-bromophenol (10 g, 0.057 mol) and 2-(chloro methyl)quinoline (15.4 g, 0.063 mol) in AcN (25 mL) was added K2CO3 (24 g, 0.17 mol). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 h, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (2×200 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to obtain 2-((4-bromophenoxy)methyl)quinoline (9 g, 50%) as a solid.

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