Sodium Iodide → 4-(2-Methyl-4-benzofuranyloxymethyl)benzonitrile

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4-Hydroxy-2-methylbenzofuran (5.18 g, 0.035 M), 4-bromomethylbenzonitrile (6.86 g, 0.035 M), anhydrous potassium carbonate (5.2 g), sodium iodide (0.21 g) and 95% ethanol (50 ml) were reacted together in an analogous manner to that described in Example 5(A) to give 4-(2-methyl-4-benzofuranyloxymethyl)benzonitrile, m.p. 84°-85° C. (Found: C, 77.57; H, 5.02; N, 5.22. C17H13NO2 requires C, 77.55; H, 4.98; N, 5.32%).

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