Potassium Iodide → 1-(3-Bromopropoxy)-3-nitrobenzene

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Reaction Steps

43 ml of 1,3-dibromopropane are added to a suspension of 29 g of potassium carbonate and 0.5 g of potassium iodide in 170 ml of acetone and the mixture is refluxed. A solution of 19.4 g of 3-nitrophenol is then added dropwise in the course of 2 hours and the mixture is refluxed for a further 15 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered hot and evaporated. Chromatography of the residue on silica gel with toluene gives 3-(3-bromopropoxy)-nitrobenzene as a pale yellow oil.

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