Isopropyl iodide → HCID 20192689, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-phenyl)-ethanone 10 g, isopropyl iodide 13.6 g, potassium carbonate 18.4 g and acetone 250 ml was stirred with heating under reflux for twelve hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and the resulting filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography to give 1-(4-isopropoxy-3-methyl-phenyl)-ethanone 9.5 g.

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