Dimethylformamide → 4-(2-(4-Bromophenoxy)ethyl)morpholine

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A 50 L jacketed reactor equipped with a reflux condenser and temperature probe was charged with 4-(3-chloropropyl)morpholine (2.44 kg, 0.54 mol), 4-bromophenol (2.27 kg, 0.54 mol, 1.0 equiv.), powdered potassium carbonate (6.331 kg, 1.88 mol, 3.50 equiv.), and DMF (12.2 L) and stirred. The reaction mixture was then heated to 60-65° C. and stirred overnight. After 17.5 h, the reaction mixture was cooled to 20-25° C. The reaction mixture was charged to a different reactor equipped with bottom valve for the work-up. While maintaining a temperature between 20-30° C., DI water (48.7 L) was charged to the reactor. The phases were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with MTBE (3×24.4 L). To the combined organics, DI water (18.3 L) and then 6M sodium hydroxide (18.2 L) were added. The mixture was stirred for 2-5 minutes and the phases were separated. The organic phase was washed with water (24.4 L) and brine (24.4 L), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to give 3370 g of a yellow oil (89% crude yield, 99.4% AUC by HPLC).

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