1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenylbutan-1-one → 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-phenylbutan-1-one

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4-(β-Dimethylaminoethoxy)-α-ethyldesoxybenzoin (b.p. 162° C./0.075 mm.) may be obtained from α-ethyl-4-hydroxydesoxybenzoin by an analogous procedure to that described below for the preparation of 4-(β-dimethylaminoethoxy)-α-methyldesoxybenzoin, and α-ethyl-4-hydroxydesoxybenzoin itself (m.p. 122°-124° C.) may be obtained from α-ethyl-4-methoxydesoxybenzoin by an analogous procedure to that described below for the preparation of 4-hydroxy-α-methyldesoxybenzoin.

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