Water → 5-(Benzyloxy)-2-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene

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Reaction equation

[Br:1][C:2]1[C:7]([CH3:8])=[CH:6][C:5]([OH:9])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH3:10].[CH2:11](Br)[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].O>CN(C)C=O>[CH2:11]([O:9][C:5]1[CH:4]=[C:3]([CH3:10])[C:2]([Br:1])=[C:7]([CH3:8])[CH:6]=1)[C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1

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Conditions

Temperature: 80 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 4-bromo-3,5-dimethylphenol (8.00 g, 39.8 mmol) and benzyl bromide (5.80 mL, 47.7 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (130 mL) was added potassium carbonate (8.25 g, 59.7 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 8 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-hexane/ethyl acetate=97/3) to give the title compound (9.97 g, yield 86%) as a colorless oil.

Workup

extractionthe mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate
washThe extract was washed with saturated brine
dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
customThe residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-hexane/ethyl acetate=97/3)

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-47699a82eeed431cbfff556c9784c5c9
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2010_08
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US07786165B2

Reaction notes

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