Water → 1-bromo-4-propoxybenzene

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In 100 ml of dimethylsulfoxide was dissolved 17.3 g (100.0 mmol) of 4-bromophenol, and an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH/H2O: 4.0 g/25 ml) was added thereto. The resultant mixture was stirred until dissolving homogeneously. Next was added 12.3 g (100.0 mmol) of n-propyl bromide to the resultant mixture, and the reaction was carried out at a room temperature for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into an iced water, and the resultant oil was extracted with hexane. After the hexane phase was washed with water, hexane was removed from the hexane phase to give 20.5 g (95.3 mmol) of 1-bromo-4-n-propyloxybenzene.

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