Epibromohydrin → HCID 10732721, compound

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Reaction Steps

Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 1(a), 1.90 g of 2-[4-(3-methylphenyl)butyl]phenol (prepared as described in Preparation 10), 0.89 g of potassium t-butoxide and 1.08 g of epibromohydrin were reacted in 20 ml of dimethylacetamide. The crude product, extracted as described in Example 1(a), was purified as described in Example 1(a), to give 1.83 g (yield 78%) of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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