Potassium Carbonate → 2-(3-Isopropyl-4-methoxy-phenoxy)-3-methyl-5-nitrobenzonitrile

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A mixture of 3-isopropyl-4-methoxyphenol (200 mg), 4-chloro-3-cyano-5-methylnitrobenzene (200 mg) and potassium carbonate (211 mg) in methylethylketone (8 mL) was refluxed for 18 h. The dark mixture was concentrated in vacuo, partitioned between ethyl acetate/water, the organic layer washed with about 2N sodium hydroxide, brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to a dark oil. Flash chromatography (10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) afforded 2-(3-isopropyl-4-methoxy-phenoxy)-3-methyl-5-nitrobenzonitrile as a yellow oil (300 mg).

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