Water → 4-Methoxybiphenyl

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To a solution of 4-hydroxy-1,1'-biphenyl (34 g, 0.2 mol) and potassium hydroxide (20 g, 0.36 mol) in methanol (400 ml) and H20 (200 ml), methyl iodide (28.4 g, 0.2 mol) was added, and the resultant mixture was stirred for 4 hours under reflux. After cooling, the mixture was poured into H2O (1 l), the resultant precipitate was filtered, washed with H20 and recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound as white crystals; yield;: 26.5 g; mp. 87.3°-87.7° C. ##STR41##

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