Hydrochloric Acid → 4-[4-(3-Bromo-benzyloxy)-2-nitro-phenoxy]-phenol

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A solution of hydroquinone (276.4 mg, 2.510 mmol) in anhydrous 3.64 mmol) and heated under a nitrogen atmosphere at 120° for 30 minutes. A solution of 4-(3-Bromo-benzyloxy)-1-chloro-2-nitro-benzene (from Example 15A) (774 mg, 2.259 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (4 mL) was added dropwise from an addition funnel over a period of 30 minutes at 120°, the mixture was then stirred at this temperature for 1 hour. The reaction was cooled in an ice bath, then poured into ice water (20 mL) and adjusted the pH to 2 with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture was extracted with ethyl ether (3×100 mL), the combined ethereal extracts were washed with water (3×100 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated by rotary evaporation under vacuum. Purification of the residue by silica gel flash chromatography using 3% ethyl acetate/methylene chloride as eluent afforded the title compound as a dark yellow solid (386 mg, 0.927 mmol, 41%).

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