2-Tert-Butylphenol → 1-tert-Butyl-2-(2-nitrophenoxy)benzene

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A mixture of 2-chloronitrobenzene (9.5 g, 60 mmol), 2-t-butyl phenol (9.04 g, 60.2 mmol) and potassium carbonate (10.6 g) in DMF was heated at 130° C. for 6 days. The reaction was cooled to rt and partitioned between diethyl ether (400 mL) and water (500 mL). The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ether (3×100 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give 1-tert-butyl-2-(2-nitrophenoxy)benzene (20 g). (M+H)+=216.23.

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