Phenethyl bromide → HCID 15524231, compound

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Reaction Steps

19.1 ml (0.14 mole) of 2-phenylethyl bromide were dissolved in 100 ml of ether and added dropwise to a suspension of 3.4 g (0.14 mole) of magnesium in 300 ml of ether. The reaction solution was next stirred for one hour at 40° C. and then cooled to 0° C. 20.4 g (0.15 mole) of 3-methoxybenzaldehyde in 100 ml of ether were added while cooling with ice and the reaction solution was stirred overnight at 20° C. 150 ml of a 20% ammonium chloride solution was then added at 0° C. to the reaction solution. The reaction solution was extracted three times with 200 ml of ether each time and the combined ether extracts were dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed in vacuo. After drying, 28.5 g (98%) of 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1-ol were obtained as a grey oil.

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