4-Iodophenol → 2-(2-(4-Iodophenoxy)ethyl)-6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

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A mixture of 4-iodophenol (0.4 g; 1.82 mmol), 2-(2-bromoethyl)-6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene (0.45 g, 1.97 mmol) and K2CO3 (0.3 g, 2.17 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 ml) was stirred overnight at room temperature. Another portion of 2-(2-bromoethyl)-6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene (0.3 g) was added and stirring was continued for 6 h. The mixture was diluted to 50 ml with EtOAc and washed with H2O (50 ml). The organic layer was separated, dried over MgSO4 and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness and the residue was purified by FCC (SiO2) to give the title product (0.189 g; 28%), as pale paste. 1H-NMR (CDCl3) 0.81 (s, 3H); 1.26 (s, 3H); 2.06-2.44 (m, 8H); 3.91 (tr, 2H, J=6.97 Hz); 5.32 (s, 1H); 6.64 (d, 2H, J=8.96 Hz); 7.51 (d, 2H, J=8.96 Hz).

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